Barnacle
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Barnacles are arthropods of the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea. They are related to crabs and lobsters, with similar nauplius larvae. Barnacles are exclusively marine invertebrates; ma
Chthamalus stellatus
Whale barnacles on a humpback whale
Nauplius larva of Elminius modestus
Cypris larva of Amphibalanus improvisus
Austromegabalanus psittacus
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Austromegabalanus psittacus, the giant barnacle or picoroco as it is known in Spanish, is a species of large barnacle native to the coasts of southern Peru, all of Chile and southern Argentina. It inh
Barnacle
…some 325 million years ago. In folklore, barnacle geese were once held to emerge fully formed from goose barnacles. Both goose barnacles and the Chilean giant barnacle are fished and eaten. Barnacles are economically significant as biofouling on ships, where they cause hydrodynamic drag, reducing efficiency. In culture…
Austromegabalanus psittacus for sale at a food market in Santiago de Chile
Giant barnacle feeding
Giant barnacle feeding