Lepadidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
goose barnacle
Goose barnacles, also called stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. Goose barnacles formerly made up the taxonomic order Ped ...
s, erected by
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended fr ...
in 1852.
There are about five genera and more than 20 described species in Lepadidae.
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Genera
These genera belong to the family Lepadidae:
* ''Conchoderma
''Conchoderma'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae
Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, erected by Charles Darwin in 1852. There are about five genera and more than 20 described species in Lepadidae.
Genera
These gene ...
'' von Olfers, 1814 (whale barnacles)
* ''Dosima
''Dosima'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae
Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, erected by Charles Darwin in 1852. There are about five genera and more than 20 described species in Lepadidae.
Genera
These genera bel ...
'' Gray, 1825
* '' Hyalolepas'' Annandale, 1906
* ''Lepas
''Lepas'' is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* '' Lepas anatifera'' Linnaeus, 1758
* ''Lepas anserifera'' Linnaeus, 1767
* '' Lepas australis'' Darwin, 1851
* ''Lepas hilli
''Lepas'' ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 (goose barnacles)
* † '' Pristinolepas'' Buckeridge, 1983
References
Barnacles
Crustacean families
Taxa named by Charles Darwin
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