Barnacles [Cirripedia]
Description
Barnacles are hard-shelled crustaceans that attach to rocks, pilings, shells, and even drifting debris. Divers often see them as clustered, textured “little houses,” with openings that can close tightly when conditions change.
Species
Australophialus melampygos
Australophialus melampygos
Australophialus pecorus
Australophialus pecorus
Australophialus tomlinsoni
Australophialus tomlinsoni
Australophialus turbonis
Australophialus turbonis
Australophialus utinomii
Australophialus utinomii
Cryptophialus cordylacis
Cryptophialus cordylacis
Cryptophialus coronatus
Cryptophialus coronatus
Cryptophialus coronophorus
Cryptophialus coronophorus
Cryptophialus epacrus
Cryptophialus epacrus
Cryptophialus gantsevichi
Cryptophialus gantsevichi
Cryptophialus heterodontus
Cryptophialus heterodontus
Cryptophialus hoegi
Cryptophialus hoegi
Cryptophialus lanceolatus
Cryptophialus lanceolatus
Cryptophialus longicollatus
Cryptophialus longicollatus
Cryptophialus minutus
Cryptophialus minutus
Cryptophialus newmani
Cryptophialus newmani
Cryptophialus rossi
Cryptophialus rossi
Cryptophialus unguiculus
Cryptophialus unguiculus
Cryptophialus variabilis
Cryptophialus variabilis
Cryptophialus wainwrighti
Cryptophialus wainwrighti
Cryptophialus zulloi
Cryptophialus zulloi
Tomlinsonia asymetrica
Tomlinsonia asymetrica
Tomlinsonia mclaughlinae
Tomlinsonia mclaughlinae
Trypetesa habei
Trypetesa habei
Trypetesa lampas
Trypetesa lampas
Trypetesa lateralis
Trypetesa lateralis
Trypetesa nasseroides
Trypetesa nasseroides
Trypetesa spinulosa
Trypetesa spinulosa
Bocquetia rosea
Bocquetia rosea
Boschmaella balani
Boschmaella balani
Boschmaella japonica
Boschmaella japonica
Chthamalophilus delagei
Chthamalophilus delagei
Clistosaccus paguri
Clistosaccus paguri
Sylon hippolytes
Sylon hippolytes
Arcturosaccus kussakini
Arcturosaccus kussakini
Cryptogaster cumacei
Cryptogaster cumacei
Duplorbis calathurae
Duplorbis calathurae
Duplorbis koru
Duplorbis koru
Duplorbis ocarina
Duplorbis ocarina
Duplorbis smithi
Duplorbis smithi
Mycetomorpha abyssalis
Mycetomorpha abyssalis
Mycetomorpha albatrossi
Mycetomorpha albatrossi
Mycetomorpha vancouverensis
Mycetomorpha vancouverensis
Parthenopea australis
Parthenopea australis
Parthenopea reinhardi
Parthenopea reinhardi
Parthenopea subterranea
Parthenopea subterranea
Angulosaccus tenuis
Angulosaccus tenuis
Boschmaia mundicola
Boschmaia mundicola
Cyphosaccus chacei
Cyphosaccus chacei
Cyphosaccus cornutus
Cyphosaccus cornutus
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Crustacea
|
| Order |
Many crustaceans (a broad crustacean group)
Multicrustacea
|
| Family |
Barnacles
Thecostraca
|
Statistics
- Species 50