Coral-dwelling Barnacle (species: Unidentified pyrgomatid barnacle 1) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Unidentified pyrgomatid barnacle 1
Coral-dwelling Barnacle


©Anne Hoggett: Many barnacles (Family Pyrgomatidae) in a colony of the coral Acropora hyacinthus at North Direction Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Hexanauplia
Order Sessilia
Family Pyrgomatidae
Species Unidentified pyrgomatid barnacle 1

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

Almost all coral-dwelling barnacles are in the family Pyrgomatidae and most species are so specialised that they are found in only a single coral host (Czechura, 2013).

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution

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References

  • Czechura, G. (2013). The Great Barrier Reef: A Queensland Museum Discovery Guide Queensland Museum, Brisbane.