- A detached holdfast of Durvillaea antarctica colonised by Lepas australis
- A closer photo of L. australis on the same kelp holdfast
Lepas | |
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Lepas anserifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Scalpellomorpha |
Family: | Lepadidae |
Genus: | Lepas Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species | |
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Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae. [1]
Species in the genus include: [2]
Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.
Arcachon Basin or alternatively Arcachon Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France, situated in Pays de Buch between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitaine. The bay covers an area of 150 square kilometres (60 sq mi) at high tide and 40 km2 (15 sq mi) at low tide. Some of its geological features are natural preservation areas.
Ficus is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.
Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.
Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.
Tritonium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, commonly known as the nutmeg snails.
Pisania is a genus of marine whelk in the family Pisaniidae. Some species prey on barnacles.
Staphylaea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Talparia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Obtusella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Conchoderma is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae.
Lepas anserifera is a species of goose barnacle or stalked barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It lives attached to floating timber, ships' hulls and various sorts of flotsam.
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.
Hiatella is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Hiatellidae.
Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.
Conchoderma virgatum is a species of goose barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It is a pelagic species found in open water in most of the world's oceans attached to drifting objects or marine organisms.
Lepas australis is a species of goose barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It is found in New Zealand.