From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Best found at
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Mountain Point +
, Kruzof Island +
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| Class
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Maxillopoda +
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| Common name is
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Thatched acorn barnacle +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Archaeobalanidae +
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| Found at
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Sitka National Historical Park +
, Parker Group +
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| Genus
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Semibalanus +
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| Order
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Sessilia +
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| Origination status is
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Native +
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| Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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| Scientific name is
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Semibalanus cariosus +
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| SpecificEpithet
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cariosus +
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| Summary
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This thatched barnacle may be confused wit … This thatched barnacle may be confused with ''[[Solidobalanus hesperius]]'' when it is small, and with [[Balanus nubilus|Giant acorn barnacle (''Balanus nubilus'')]] when specimens are crowded. Small, isolated specimens (the typical "thatched barnacle") are distinguished from ''Solidobalanus hesperius'' in that they are not subtidal, become larger (over 2 cm. across), and have "hatch plates" that protude out together in a sharp "beaked" shape. Large specimens of ''Semibalanus cariosus'' that are crowded together (then often called "razor barnacles") may lose their obvious thatch at the base, and are distinguished from ''Balanus nubilus'' in that the walls are thinner.s nubilus'' in that the walls are thinner. +
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| Synonyms include
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Balanus cariosus +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:58:13 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
, Semibalanus cariosus +
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