Species

Lepas anatifera (Pelagic gooseneck barnacle)

Lepas anatifera. Photo: (c) Lawrence Haselmaier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Hexanauplia (Barnacles and copepods)
        Subclass: Thecostraca (Barnacles and allies)
        Infraclass: Cirripedia (Barnacles)
        Subterclass: Thoracica (Normal barnacles)
        Superorder: Thoracicalcarea (Thoracican barnacles)
        Order: Scalpellomorpha
        Superfamily: Lepadoidea
        Family: Lepadidae (Goose barnacles)
        Genus: Lepas (Goose barnacles)
        Species: Lepas anatifera (Pelagic gooseneck barnacle)

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