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Bay barnacle

Balanus improvisus

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Field Notes

Description:

From wikipedia: "Balanus improvisus has a smooth white or pale grey conical calcareous shell composed of six fused plates. There is an oval or rhombic opening at the top which is blocked by two hinged plates."

Habitat:

On the Fucus vesiculosus, in the sea.

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Balanus improvisus

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2013

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