''Lepas'' is a
genus
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of
goose barnacles in the
family
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Lepadidae.
Species
Species in the genus include:
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Lepas anatifera
''Lepas anatifera'', commonly known as the pelagic gooseneck barnacle or smooth gooseneck barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae. These barnacles are found, often in large numbers, attached by their flexible stalks to floati ...
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Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
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Lepas anserifera
''Lepas anserifera'' is a species of goose barnacle or stalked barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It lives attached to floating timber, ships' hulls and various sorts of flotsam.
Description
''Lepas anserifera'' has a shell or capitulum enclosed ...
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Linnaeus, 1767
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Lepas australis
''Lepas australis'' is a species of goose barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It is found in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North ...
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Darwin, 1851
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Lepas hilli''
Leach, 1818
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Lepas indica
''Lepas indica'' is a species of goose barnacle 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 gen ...
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Annandale, 1909
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Lepas pectinata
''Lepas pectinata'', the small goose barnacle, is a species of goose barnacle 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 i ...
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Spengler, 1793
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Lepas testudinata
''Lepas testudinata'' is a species of goose barnacle 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
Thes ...
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Aurivillius, 1894
References
Barnacles
Maxillopoda genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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