BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
CIRRIPEDIA (barnacles)
Further Information
| 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 |  |
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| Order | THORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles) | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Bassindale, R., 1964 | British Barnacles |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 1 general literature references to CIRRIPEDIA (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) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 25 feeding and other relationships of CIRRIPEDIA (barnacles)
