Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)
Purple acorn barnacle
No Picture Available

Family:  Balanidae ()
Max. size:  3 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 4177 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Intertidal (Ref. 81522); Littoral to sublittoral fringe areas; known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749) - on piers, pontoons, and boat hulls (Ref. 102838). In sheltered (Ref. 125338) to exposed rocky shores. Can be found on the shells of predatory gastropods Reishia clavigera and Cellana toreuma (Ref. 127116). Part of both epibenthic and arboreal communities in mangrove areas (Ref. 128397). Sessile suspension feeder (Ref. 125928).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

Source and more info: www.sealifebase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.