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Family: Tetraclitidae (See list of species below)

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27 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Astroclita longicostata
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Newmanella radiata
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Newmanella vitiata
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Tesseropora alba
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Tesseropora atlantica
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Tesseropora pacifica
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Tesseropora wireni
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Tetraclita coerulescens
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Tetraclita floridana
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Tetraclita japonica
[Black barnacle]
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Tetraclita pacifica
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Tetraclita porosa
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Tetraclita purpurascens
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Tetraclita rosea
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Tetraclita rubescens
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Tetraclita serrata
[Volcano barnacle]


Tetraclita squamosa
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Tetraclita stalactifera
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Tetraclitella chinensis
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Tetraclitella costata
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Tetraclitella darwini
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Tetraclitella depressa
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Tetraclitella divisa
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Tetraclitella hyastina
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Tetraclitella karendei
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Tetraclitella multicostata
[Tidepool barnacle]
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Tetraclitella pilsbryi
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27 Species of Family Tetraclitidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Astroclita longicostata Northwest Pacific
Newmanella radiata Western Indian Ocean and
Newmanella vitiata Indo-West Pacific.
Tesseropora alba Northwest Pacific
Tesseropora atlantica Atlantic Ocean.
Tesseropora pacifica Western Central Pacific 4 WD
Tesseropora wireni Eastern Indian Ocean
Tetraclita coerulescens Indo-West Pacific.
Tetraclita floridana Western Atlantic Ocean.
Tetraclita japonica Black barnacle Northwest Pacific
Tetraclita pacifica Northwest Pacific
Tetraclita porosa Southwest Pacific
Tetraclita purpurascens Western Pacific
Tetraclita rosea Indo-Pacific
Tetraclita rubescens Eastern Central Pacific
Tetraclita serrata Volcano barnacle Indo-West Pacific.
Tetraclita squamosa Indo-Pacific. Tetracl 3.54 SHL
Tetraclita stalactifera Southwest Atlantic.
Tetraclitella chinensis Northwest Pacific.
Tetraclitella costata Indo-West Pacific.
Tetraclitella darwini Northwest Pacific.
Tetraclitella depressa Southwest Pacific
Tetraclitella divisa Circumtropical.
Tetraclitella hyastina Western Central Pacific
Tetraclitella karendei Indo-West Pacific
Tetraclitella multicostata Tidepool barnacle Indo-West Pacific.
Tetraclitella pilsbryi Northwest Pacific



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