Description ³

Acorn barnacle to 30 mm diameter, shell plates with longitudinal red and white stripes; mantle margin with orange, blue, yellow, & red - most colorful local barnacle.

Common but patchy; low intertidal zone and subtidal on rocky substrate; most frequently seen in clusters on buoys & pilings.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by BJ Stacey
2. (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
3. (c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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