Lepas anatifera is very similar to L. anserifera (not just in name!), but identifiable by the long, flexible stalk or peduncle, and five smooth plates on the shell surface.
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.
Location | Antipodean, Aupourian, Cookian, Forsterian, Kermadec Islands, Moriorian |
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Depth | Low Tide |