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Semibalanus balanoides
(Rough Acorn Barnacle)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #7887)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Auke Bay, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Upper intertidal rocks, near freshwater
Photo Date
June 03, 2009
Upload Date
September 10, 2009
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
7887
Notes
Every specimen of these that I have seen has tiny pits and holes in the shells. Unlike the similar Balanus glandula these have no calcareous base and rarely crowd each other.
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