BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
CIRRIPEDIA (barnacles)
| Diagnostic features | The number of wall plates (4 or 6) is an important diagnostic feature for identifying acorn barnacle. Unfortunately in many species they fuse together, or merge with neighbours as the barnacle grows. These can be assumed to have 6 plates as in those with 4 (Elminius & Verruca) the plates generally remain disitnct. |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | THORACICA (barnacles) | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Bassindale, R., 1964 | British Barnacles |
CIRRIPEDIA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with CIRRIPEDIA:
Cirripedia may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
