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  2. Tetraclita rubescens - Wikipedia

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    Tetraclita rubescens, commonly known as the pink volcano barnacle, is a species of sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. [1] [2] [3] Pink volcano barnacles are a largeish species, with a ruddy colouration and shell comprising four plates. Their diameter, at the base, measures from 20–50 millimetres (0.8–2.0 in).

  3. Barnacle - Wikipedia

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    Older claimed barnacles such as Priscansermarinus from the Middle Cambrian, some 47] do not show clear barnacle morphological traits, though Rhamphoverritor from the Silurian Coalbrookdale Formation of England may represent a stem-group barnacle. Barnacles first radiated and became diverse during the Late Cretaceous.

  4. Castoreum - Wikipedia

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    Castoreum. Castoreum / k æ s ˈ t ɔːr i ə m / is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers used in combination with urine to scent mark their territory. [1] [2]Both beaver sexes have a pair of castor sacs and a pair of anal glands, located in two cavities under the skin between the pelvis and the base of the tail. [3]

  5. All the most jaw-dropping wardrobe malfunctions of 2017 -- so far

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    Skin is in! There have been no shortage of wardrobe malfunctions in 2017, and we have stars like Bella Hadid, Chrissy Teigen and Courtney Stodden to thank for that.

  6. Austrominius modestus - Wikipedia

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    Elminius modestus) is a species of barnacle in the family Elminiidae, native to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, but now spread to Britain and the north west coasts of Europe. [1] It reaches a maximum size of about 10 millimetres ( 3 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter.

  7. Chthamalus montagui - Wikipedia

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    Chthamalus montagui, common name Montagu's stellate barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

  8. Amphibalanus improvisus - Wikipedia

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    The anti-settling effect against the barnacle has been shown in vitro: [9] When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule interacts with the octopamine receptor in the larva. This causes the settling larva to increase its kicking to more than 100 kicks per minute, which makes becoming sessile nearly ...

  9. Dosima fascicularis - Wikipedia

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    Group of buoy barnacles attached to a float they constructed themselves. The buoy barnacle (Dosima fascicularis) is a species of goose barnacle known for its unique characteristic of hanging downwards from a floating appendage which drifts at the water surface and is carried along by ocean currents.