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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).
Tetraclita japonica (Pilsbry, 1916) (Japanese volcano barnacle) Tetraclita kuroshioensis Chan, Tsang & Chu, 2007; Tetraclita porosa (Gmelin, 1790) Tetraclita reni Chan, Hsu & Tsai, 2009; Tetraclita rubella; Tetraclita rubescens Darwin, 1854; Tetraclita rufotincta Pilsbry, 1916; Tetraclita serrata Darwin, 1854; Tetraclita singaporensis Chan ...
Barnacle adults are sessile; most are suspension feeders with hard calcareous shells, but the Rhizocephala are specialized parasites of other crustaceans, with reduced bodies. Barnacles have existed since at least the mid-Carboniferous, some 325 million years ago. In folklore, barnacle geese were once held to emerge fully formed from goose ...
Tetraclita serrata, the grey volcano barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. It is found in Africa. It is found in Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Binomial name; Tetraclita squamosa ... the green volcano barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. [1] [2]
Tetraclita japonica, the Japanese volcano barnacle, Kurofujitsubo, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Subspecies
E. simplex is a conical barnacle growing up to 20 mm (0.79 in) wide and 12 mm (0.47 in) tall with four ribbed outer shell plates and a pentagonal opening. Mature individuals are pink, but the outer plates of younger animals are grey-white with pink tips. [1] [2]
The titan acorn barnacle is a large species with calcareous plates forming a steep-sided cone which grows to a height and width of 5 centimetres (2.0 in). [2] The plates are smooth and are fused together. They are pink and are separated by narrow purple or white radii and the aperture at the top is small.