Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Chthamalidae



(See list of species below)



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35 species
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Catomerus polymerus
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Caudoeuraphia caudata
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Chamaesipho brunnea
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Max. Length 0.1 cm WD

 
Chamaesipho columna
[Barnacles]
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Chamaesipho tasmanica
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Chinochthamalus scutelliformis
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Chthamalus angustitergum
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Western Pacific

Chthamalus antennatus (Pope, 1965)

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Chthamalus antennatus
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Chthamalus barnesi
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Chthamalus bisinuatus
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Chthamalus challengeri
[Common sessile barnacle]
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Chthamalus dalli
[Small acorn barnacle]
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Chthamalus fissus
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Chthamalus fragilis
[Fragile barnacle]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm WD

 
Chthamalus malayensis
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Chthamalus montagui
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Chthamalus moro
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Chthamalus neglectus
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Chthamalus proteus
[Proteus' rock barnacle]
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Chthamalus sinensis
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Max. Length 1.2 cm WD

 
Chthamalus stellatus
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Max. Length 4.5 cm WD

 
Euraphia devaneyi
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Max. Length 7.5 cm TRKW

 
Euraphia hembeli
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Euraphia rhizophorae
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Jehlius cirratus
[Picacho barnacle]
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Microeuraphia depressa
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Microeuraphia permitini
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Microeuraphia withersi
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Max. Length 1.4 cm WD

 
Nesochthamalus intertextus
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Notochthamalus scabrosus
[Scabrous barnacle]
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Octomeris brunnea
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Octomeris sulcata
[Sulcated chthamalid barnacle]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm WD

 
Pseudoeuraphia montgomeryi
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Max. Length 0.9 cm WD

 
Rehderella belyaevi
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Tetrachthamalus sinensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Catomerus polymerus Eastern Indian Ocean
Caudoeuraphia caudata Indo-West Pacific. 1916
Chamaesipho brunnea Southwest Pacific 1944
Chamaesipho columna Barnacles Indo-Pacific. 0.1 WD 1970
Chamaesipho tasmanica Eastern Indian Ocean
Chinochthamalus scutelliformis Western Pacific 1854
Chthamalus angustitergum Western Indian and Wester 1916
Chthamalus antennatus Western Pacific 1965
Chthamalus barnesi Western Indian Ocean 1980
Chthamalus bisinuatus Southwest Atlantic
Chthamalus challengeri Common sessile barnacle Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Chthamalus dalli Small acorn barnacle Eastern Pacific 1916
Chthamalus fissus Northeast Pacific 1854
Chthamalus fragilis Fragile barnacle Western Indian Ocean, Sou 1854
Chthamalus malayensis Indo-West Pacific. 1.7 WD 1916
Chthamalus montagui Eastern Atlantic 1976
Chthamalus moro Western Central Pacific. 1916
Chthamalus neglectus Northwest Pacific 2004
Chthamalus proteus Proteus' rock barnacle Western Central Pacific a 1980
Chthamalus sinensis Northwest Pacific 1984
Chthamalus stellatus Atlantic, Western Indian 1.2 WD 1795
Euraphia devaneyi Southeast Pacific 4.5 WD 1987
Euraphia hembeli Indo-West Pacific 7.5 TRKW 1837
Euraphia rhizophorae Southwest Atlantic 1940
Jehlius cirratus Picacho barnacle Southeast Pacific
Microeuraphia depressa Mediterranean and Black S 1791
Microeuraphia permitini Western Indian Ocean 1970
Microeuraphia withersi Indo-West Pacific. 1916
Nesochthamalus intertextus Pacific Ocean. 1.4 WD 1854
Notochthamalus scabrosus Scabrous barnacle Southeast Pacific 1854
Octomeris brunnea Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Octomeris sulcata Sulcated chthamalid barnacle Northwest Pacific. 1932
Pseudoeuraphia montgomeryi Western Central Pacific 0.3 WD 1990
Rehderella belyaevi Eastern Pacific 0.9 WD 1973
Tetrachthamalus sinensis Northwest Pacific 1980



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