Balanidae

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Balanus crenatus. Photo: (c) Lily M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia, containing these genera:

Genus: Balanus (Rock-barnacles)

Genus: Semibalanus

Genus: Solidobalanus