Japanese goose barnacle
A species of Japanese goose barnacle Scientific name : Capitulum mitella Genus : Japanese goose barnacle
Japanese goose barnacle, A species of Japanese goose barnacle
Botanical name: Capitulum mitella
Genus: Japanese goose barnacle
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Description
Capitulum mitella has a short leathery stalk or peduncle supporting an upper region or capitulum, the whole being up to 5 cm (2 in) long. The peduncle is muscular and contractile and its surface is covered with fine scales. The capitulum is protected by eight large, sheathing scales and a ring of about twenty tiny scales surround the joint of capitulum and peduncle. Inside these scales is a cavity containing the head and thorax of the animal and its appendages.
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Scientific Classification
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Arthropods Class
Maxillopoda Order
Scalpelliformes Family
Pollicipidae Genus
Japanese goose barnacle Species
Japanese goose barnacle 
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