Goose Barnacles [Lepadidae]

Description

Goose barnacles are stalked barnacles that look like small, upright “cups” or columns attached to rocks, shells, or other hard surfaces. Divers often notice them swaying slightly with currents, filtering plankton as they open and close their feeding structures.

Genera

Whale Barnacles

Conchoderma

Goose Barnacles

Lepas

Taxonomy