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Family: Balanidae



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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Amphibalanus amphitrite
[Purple acorn barnacle]
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Amphibalanus cirratus
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Amphibalanus eburneus
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Amphibalanus improvisus
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Amphibalanus inexpectatus
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Amphibalanus peruvianus
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Amphibalanus poecilotheca
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Amphibalanus reticulatus
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Amphibalanus rhizophorae
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Amphibalanus salaami
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Amphibalanus subalbidus
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Amphibalanus thailandicus
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Amphibalanus variegatus
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Amphibalanus venustus
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Amphibalanus zhujiangensis
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Arossia eyerdami
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Arossia henryae
[Ribbed barnacle]
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Arossia panamensis
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Austromegabalanus cylindricus
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Austromegabalanus isolde
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Austromegabalanus nigrescens
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Max. Length 30 cm SHH
 
Austromegabalanus psittacus
[Giant barnacle]
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Austromegabalanus zulloi
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Balanus albicostatus
[Acorn barnacle]
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Balanus amaraquaticus
[]
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Balanus aquila
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
Max. Length 3 cm WD
Balanus balanus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Balanus balanus
[Rough barnacle]
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Balanus calidus
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Balanus campbelli
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Balanus cantelli
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Balanus citerosum
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Balanus corolliformis
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Telnes, Kåre

Arctic, Eastern Pacific,
Max. Length 2 cm WD
Balanus crenatusBruguière, 1789

Photo by Telnes, Kåre
 
Balanus crenatus
[Crenate barnacle]
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Balanus decorus
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Balanus dentivarians
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Balanus engbergi
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Balanus flos
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Balanus flosculoidus
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Balanus gizellae
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Balanus glandula
[Common acorn barnacle]
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Balanus hoekianus
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Balanus kondakovi
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Balanus laevis
[Delicate barnacle]
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Balanus littoralis
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Balanus merrilli
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Balanus minutus
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Balanus mirabilis
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Max. Length 11 cm WD
 
Balanus nubilis
[Giant acorn barnacle]
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Balanus nubilus
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Balanus pacificus
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Balanus pallidus
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Balanus parkeri
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Balanus patellaris
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Balanus patelliformis
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Balanus pentacrini
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Balanus peocilotheca
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Balanus perforatus
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Balanus peruvianus
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Balanus poecilus
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Balanus pulchellus
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Balanus regalis
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Balanus reticulatus
[Striped barnacle]
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Balanus rostratus
[Rostrate barnacle]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD
 
Balanus spongicola
[]
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Balanus suturaltus
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Ulman, Aylin

Circumglobal.

Balanus trigonusDarwin, 1854

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Balanus trigonus
[Triangle barnacle]
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Balanus tuboperforatus
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Balanus tumorifer
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Balanus uliginosus
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Balanus vestitus
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Concavus crassostricola
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Elminius kingii
[Fjord barnacle]

Fenwick, David

Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 1.3 cm WD
Elminius modestusDarwin, 1854

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Elminius modestus
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Max. Length 3.5 cm WD
 
Elminius plicatus
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Elminius simplex
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Fistulobalanus abeli
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Fistulobalanus albicostatus
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Fistulobalanus citerosum
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Fistulobalanus dentivarians
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Fistulobalanus kondakovi
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Fistulobalanus patelliformis
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Max. Length 1.6 cm WD
 
Fistulobalanus sumbawaensis
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Fistulobalanus suturaltus
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Megabalanus ajax
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Megabalanus antillensis
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Megabalanus azoricus
[Azorean barnacle]
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Max. Length 6 cm WD
 
Megabalanus californicus
[California barnacle]
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Megabalanus clippertonensis
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O'Keefe, Jo

Eastern Pacific

Megabalanus coccopoma(Darwin, 1854)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Megabalanus coccopoma
[Titan acorn barnacle]
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Megabalanus concinnus
[Red speckled barnacle]
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Megabalanus costatus
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Megabalanus crispatus
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Megabalanus dorbignii
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Megabalanus galapaganus
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Megabalanus occator
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Megabalanus peninsularis
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Megabalanus plicatus
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Megabalanus psittacus
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Megabalanus rosa
[Rose barnacle]
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Megabalanus spinosus
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Megabalanus stultus
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Megabalanus tanagrae
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Max. Length 7.5 cm WD
 
Megabalanus tintinnabulum
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Megabalanus tulipiformis
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Megabalanus validus
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Megabalanus vesiculosus
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Megabalanus vinaceus
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Megabalanus volcano
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Megabalanus xishaensis
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Megabalanus zebra
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Menesiniella aquila
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Menesiniella regalis
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Notomegabalanus algicola
[White dwarf barnacle]
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Notomegabalanus campbelli
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Notomegabalanus decorus
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Notomegabalanus krakatauensis
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Paraconcavus mexicanus
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Paraconcavus pacificus
[Pacific acorn barnacle]
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Tetrabalanus polygenus
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