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Class: Thecostraca
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Balanidae

Genus: Balanus

(See list of species below)

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47 species (see list below)
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Balanus albicostatus
[Acorn barnacle]
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Balanus amaraquaticus
[]
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Balanus aquila
[]

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

Photo by Ulman, Aylin
 
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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