BarnaclesThis guide covers barnacles of mainly south-eastern Australia and begins withinformation about their biology, habitats and diversity. A description of each animal is accompanied by a colour photograph. A key is also provided for easier identification of common barnacles, with some of the more rare and less visible animals related to barnacles.The endmatter includes both a scientific and common name index, further references and a glossary. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Feeding | 15 |
Key to common barnacles in southeastern Australia | 29 |
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acorn barnacles adult alae Amphibalanus animals areas associated attached Austrominius modestus bays biology body calcareous plates called carapace carina cirri close common cone covered crabs crustaceans cypris deep diameter distinctive distinguished edge environment eroded estuaries exposed extended Family feeding female Found in southern four front goose barnacles HABITAT AND RANGE height HABITAT host identified inside intertidal introduced jellyfish known larva Lepas less limbs lines live mantle mantle cavity marine mass MAXIMUM SIZE MAXIMUM SIZE Height Megabalanus molluscs mouth Museum Victoria Natural nauplius oceanic Open seas opening operculum Order outer plates pairs parasitic photograph purple radii reefs rhizocephalan ribs rocks rostrum salinity scuta seen shell plates sheltered ships side similar sometimes southern Australia species specimens stage stalked barnacles structures surface surrounding taxonomic tide tropical usually visible washed whales width Zealand zones