| Notomegabalanus decorus | |
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| Notomegabalanus decorus, pink barnacle, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Balanidae |
| Subfamily: | Megabalaninae |
| Genus: | Notomegabalanus |
| Species: | N. decorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Notomegabalanus decorus (Darwin, 1854) | |
Notomegabalanus decorus, the pink barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle in the family Balanidae. [1]
These subspecies belong to the species Notomegabalanus decorus:
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Habronattus decorus or beautiful oramented jumping spider is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Melanoplus decorus, known generally as the decorated short-wing grasshopper or decorated spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
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