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.
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Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle
Lepas anatifera
- Observations in the area
- 2
- Last sighting
- 14 April 2024
- Category
- Insects and other invertebrates
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Cos van Wermeskerken · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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