Pelagic gooseneck barnacle
A species of Goose barnacles, Also known as Duck barnacle Scientific name : Lepas anatifera Genus : Goose barnacles
Pelagic gooseneck barnacle, A species of Goose barnacles
Also known as:
Duck barnacle
Botanical name: Lepas anatifera
Genus: Goose barnacles
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Lepas anatifera, commonly known as the pelagic gooseneck barnacle or smooth gooseneck barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae. These barnacles are found, often in large numbers, attached by their flexible stalks to floating timber, the hulls of ships, piers, pilings, seaweed and various sorts of flotsam.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods Class
Maxillopoda Order
Pedunculata Family
Lepadidae Genus
Goose barnacles Species
Pelagic gooseneck barnacle