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. |
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acorn barnacles adult barnacle alae Amphibalanus variegatus animals Ascothoracica attaches to floating Austromegabalanus nigrescens Austrominius covertus Austrominius modestus Balanomorpha barnacle body barnacle species biology calcareous plates carapace carina cirri Cirripedia common barnacles Conchoderma auritum cone crabs crustaceans cypris diamond-shaped Dosima fascicularis eroded estuaries Exposed rocky shores externa feeding floating objects Found in southern goose barnacles HABITAT AND RANGE height HABITAT Height of body host intertidal zone jellyfish Jens Høeg Karen Gowlett-Holmes larva larval stage Lepas anserifera limbs live main plates mantle cavity MAXIMUM SIZE Height molluscs Museum Victoria MUSEUM VICTORIA FIELD nauplius oceanic opercular opercular opening opercular plates operculum outer plates outer shell plates pairs parasitic barnacles photograph plankton plates surrounding purple radii RANGE Exposed rocky reefs rhizocephalan ribs rostrum scuta Sessilia south-eastern Australia southern Australia specimens stalk length stalked barnacles subtidal Superorder surface Tasmanian Giant Crab terga tergum Tetraclitella purpurascens underwater whales wharves width of body