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Marine Species: Pollicipes pollicipes
(Gmelin, 1789)
Photographed by: João Pedro silva
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Scalpelliformes |
| Family: | Pollicipedidae |
| Genus: | Pollicipes |
| Species: | Pollicipes pollicipes |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Goose barnacle |
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| Description: | Peduncle covered by imbricated small scales. Carapace with eighteen plates. |
| Habitat: | It lives fixed to rocks on the superior infralittoral zone (tidal zone). |
| Color: | Plates white or grey. Dark-brown peduncle. |
| Dimensions: | It reaches 5 cm and more in length. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
