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... > groups > population > native organisms > biota > fauna > aquatic animals > aquatic invertebrates > marine invertebrates > marine crustaceans > barnacles
... > organisms > aquatic organisms > marine organisms > marine invertebrates > marine crustaceans > barnacles

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Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z

Notation: 824

barnacles  

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  • Information “Barnacle” is the common name for over 1000 marine species of the subclass Cirripedia. Barnacles are unique among crustaceans in being permanently attached as adults to a variety of inanimate and animate objects. Barnacles occur in polar, tropical, and temperate waters, being found from high on the shore to the depths of the ocean.

    Created: 5/12/25

    Last modified: 5/12/25

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