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Family: Lepadidae goose barnacles



(See list of species below)


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20 species (see list below)
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Alepas indica
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Alepas navigator
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Alepas pacifica
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Alepas parasita
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Alepas spectrum
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Conchoderma auritum
[Rabbit-ear barnacle]
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Conchoderma chelonophilum
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Conchoderma hunteri
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Conchoderma virgatum
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Dosima fascicularis
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FAO

Circumglobal (76°N to 57

Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758

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Lepas anatifera
[Duck barnacle]
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Lepas anserifera
[Goose barnacle]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Indo-Pacific and the Anta

Lepas australis Darwin, 1851

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Lepas australis
[Southern goose barnacle]
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Lepas denticulata
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Lepas fascicularis
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Lepas hillii
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Lepas indica
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Lepas kuwayamai
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Lepas pectinata
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Lepas testudinata
[Gooseneck barnacle]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alepas indica Western Central Pacific 1901
Alepas navigator Western Central Pacific 1912
Alepas pacifica Indo-West Pacific and Sou 1907
Alepas parasita Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1829
Alepas spectrum Western Central Pacific 1912
Conchoderma auritum Rabbit-ear barnacle Cosmopolitan. 1758
Conchoderma chelonophilum Cosmopolitan. 1818
Conchoderma hunteri Indo-West Pacific 1830
Conchoderma virgatum Circumglobal. 1790
Dosima fascicularis Circumglobal. 1786
Lepas anatifera Duck barnacle Circumglobal (76°N to 57 1758
Lepas anserifera Goose barnacle Circumglobal. 1758
Lepas australis Southern goose barnacle Indo-Pacific and the Anta 1851
Lepas denticulata Southwest Pacific 1905
Lepas fascicularis Atlantic and Pacific. 1786
Lepas hillii Cosmopolitan. 1818
Lepas indica Indo-West Pacific 1909
Lepas kuwayamai Northwest Pacific 2004
Lepas pectinata Circumglobal. 1792
Lepas testudinata Gooseneck barnacle Indo-West Pacific 1894



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