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Pollicipes pollicipes
Pollicipes pollicipes (Gmelin, 1789)
Stalked barnacle
Pollicipes pollicipes
photo by FAO

Family:  Pollicipedidae ()
Max. size:  12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Exposed to heavy swell on rocky intertidal areas. Typically associated with cliffs and deep channels (Ref. 106932). Natural diet requires more studies. Its related species P. polymerus feed on diatoms, detritus, pelagic crustaceans, phytoplankton, microalgae, copepods and polychaetes; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 113151).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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