Conchoderma virgatum [Conchoderma virgatum]
Description
This barnacle is typically found attached to hard surfaces where currents deliver food. Divers can sometimes notice it as a patterned, ridged shell that remains fixed in place while its feeding structures extend and retract with the flow.
Where To See Conchoderma virgatum
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Barnacles
Thecostraca
|
| Order |
Gooseneck Barnacles
Scalpellomorpha
|
| Family |
Goose Barnacles
Lepadidae
|
| Genus |
Whale Barnacles
Conchoderma
|
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