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"The goose-tree" from Gerard's Herbal (1597), displaying the belief that goose barnacles produced barnacle geese.. In the days before birds were known to migrate, barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis, were thought to have developed from this crustacean through spontaneous generation, since they were never seen to nest in temperate Europe, [4] hence the English names "goose barnacle" and "barnacle ...
Gooseneck barnacles, sea mussels and several species of acorn barnacles soon follow. Further competition is provided by sea palms, the large holdfasts of which may smother or squeeze out the molluscs and barnacles. Sea palms may settle on the mussels and may be carried away in storms, taking the mussels with them. Gooseneck barnacles may limit ...
Historically, California's indigenous people were known to cook and consume the peduncle of Mitella polymerus, which is now known as Pollicipes polymerus. [11] Though the Pacific goose barnacle itself is known for being edible, [9] it is not commonly served today in North, Central, or South America. The entire organism cannot be consumed whole ...
“The logs these were found on had gooseneck barnacles all over them, which might have been what the worms were feeding on.” Beachgoers, fisherman, or curious marine biologists, can usually ...
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Pollicipes pollicipes, known as the goose neck barnacle, goose barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of goose barnacle, also well known under the taxonomic synonym Pollicipes cornucopia. It is closely related to Pollicipes polymerus , a species with the same common names , but found on the Pacific coast of North America , [ 4 ] and to ...
Giant acorn barnacle Chthamalus dalli: Little brown barnacle Dosima fascicularis: Buoy barnacle Lepas pacifica: Pacific gooseneck barnacle Megabalanus californicus: California barnacle Paraconcavus pacificus: Red-striped acorn barnacle Pollicipes polymerus: Gooseneck barnacle Semibalanus cariosus: Thatched barnacle Tetraclita rubescens: Pink ...
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...