Chthamalus montagui
Species of barnacle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chthamalus montagui, common name Montagu's stellate barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe.[2][3][4]
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Chthamalus montagui | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Family: | Chthamalidae |
Genus: | Chthamalus |
Species: | C. montagui |
Binomial name | |
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976[1] | |
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The vertical distribution of C. montagui overlaps with that of Chthamalus stellatus with the specific prevalence of one species over another in a given locale possibly related to differences in the distribution of the species' larval stages.[2][5]