Pollicipes pollicipes
Species of barnacle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pollicipes pollicipes, known as the goose neck barnacle, goose barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of goose barnacle, also well known under the taxonomic synonym Pollicipes cornucopia. It is closely related to Pollicipes polymerus, a species with the same common names, but found on the Pacific coast of North America,[4] and to Pollicipes elegans a species from the coast of Chile.[2] It is found on rocky shores in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and is prized as a delicacy, especially in the Iberian Peninsula.[5]
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Pollicipes pollicipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Pollicipedomorpha |
Family: | Pollicipedidae |
Genus: | Pollicipes |
Species: | P. pollicipes |
Binomial name | |
Pollicipes pollicipes | |
Range of P. pollicipes shown in red | |
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