''Arossia'' is a genus of
barnacles
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive ...
belonging to the family
Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Balanomorpha. As a result of research published in 2021 by Chan et al., the members of the family Archaeobalanidae were merged with this family.
Genera
These genera belong to the family B ...
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The species of this genus are found in Northern and Central America.
Species:
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Arossia ashleyensis''
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Arossia aurae''
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Arossia bohaska''
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Arossia cummembrana''
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Arossia eyerdami''
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Arossia glyptopoma''
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Arossia henryae''
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Arossia newmani''
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Arossia panamensis''
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Arossia rubra''
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Arossia sendaica''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18581870
Barnacles