Acorn barnacle  (Semibalanus balanoides)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

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Glossary

  • Calcareous: containing free calcium carbonate, chalky.
  • Hermaphrodite: possessing both male and female sex organs.
  • Larvae: stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
  • Metamorphosis: an abrupt physical change from the larval to the adult form.
  • Plankton: aquatic organisms that drift with water movements; may be either phytoplankton (plants), or zooplankton (animals).
  • Thoracic: of the thorax, the part of the body located near the head in animals. In insects, the three segments between the head and the abdomen, each of which has a pair of legs. In vertebrates the thorax contains the heart and the lungs

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Jan 2003): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Fish, J. D. & Fish, S. (1996) A student's guide to the seashore. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  3. White, N. 2001. Semibalanus balanoides. An acorn barnacle. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 27/11/02]. http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Semibalanusbalanoides.htm
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