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Family: Pollicipedidae



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7 species (see list below)
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Anelasma squalicola
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Pollicipes darwini
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Pollicipes elegans
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Northeast Atlantic and t
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Pollicipes pollicipes (Gmelin, 1789)

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Pollicipes pollicipes
[Stalked barnacle]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Pollicipes polymerus
[Leaf barnacle]
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Pollicipes sertus
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Pollicipes spinosus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anelasma squalicola Northeast Atlantic 1844
Pollicipes darwini Southwest Pacific 1879
Pollicipes elegans Pacific South America. 1831
Pollicipes pollicipes Stalked barnacle Northeast Atlantic and t 12 TL 1789
Pollicipes polymerus Leaf barnacle Eastern Pacific 8 TL 1833
Pollicipes sertus Southwest Pacific 1851
Pollicipes spinosus Southwest Pacific 1834



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