Beach Barnacles Of New Zealand

A guide to the barnacles found around the rocks of New Zealand beaches as well as information on which part of the intertidal they are found.

Column Barnacles ¹
Chamaesipho columna

Brown Barnacle ²
Chamaesipho brunnea

Epopella plicata ³

Beaked barnacle ⁴
Austrominius modestus

Pink Barnacles ⁵
Notomegabalanus decorus

Lepas australis ¹

Lepas pectinata ⁶

Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle ⁶
Lepas anatifera

Goose Barnacle ⁶
Lepas anserifera

Striped Barnacle ⁷
Amphibalanus amphitrite

Smilium spinosa ¹

Triangle barnacle ⁸
Balanus trigonus

buoy barnacle ³
Dosima fascicularis

Notobalanus vestitus

Tetraclitella depressa ⁶

Tetraclita aoranga

Austromegabalanus nigrescens ⁹

Megabalanus linzei ⁶

Tesseropora rosea

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