APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Archaeobalanidae (Family) > Acastinae (Subfamily)
Acasta
Acasta spongites (Poli, 1791) - Sponge barnacle
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Archaeobalanidae (Family) > Archaeobalaninae (Subfamily)
Hesperibalanus
Hesperibalanus fallax (Broch, 1927)
- Warm-water barnacle (non-native species)
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Archaeobalanidae (Family) > Semibalaninae (Subfamily)
Semibalanus
Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
- An Acorn barnacle
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Balanidae (Family) > Balaninae (Subfamily)
Amphibalanus
Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854) - Bay barnacle
Balanus
Balanus crenatus Bruguiére, 1789 - An Acorn barnacle
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854
- An Acorn barnacle (non-native species)
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Balanidae (Family) > Concavinae (Subfamily)
Perforatus
Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Perforate barnacle
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Balanidae (Family) > Megabalaninae (Subfamily)
Megabalanus
Megabalanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Giant purple or Titan acorn barnacle (non-native species)
Megabalanus tulipiformis (Ellis, 1758)
- An Acorn barnacle (non-native species)
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Balanoidea (Superfamily) > Pyrgomatidae (Family) > Megatrematinae (Subfamily) > Pyrgominini (Tribe)
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Chthamaloidea (Superfamily) > Chthamalidae (Family) > Chthamalinae (Subfamily)
Chthamalus
Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976
- Montagu's stellate barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1795)
- Poli's stellate barnacle
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Coronuloidea (Superfamily) > Platylepadidae (Family) > Stomatolepadinae (Subfamily)
Stomatolepas
Stomatolepas dermochelys Monroe & Limpus, 1979
- A Turtle barnacle (parasitic / pelagic)
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Tetraclitoidea (Superfamily) > Austrobalanidae (Family) > Elminiinae (Subfamily)
Austrominius
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854) - Australasian or Darwin's barnacle (invasive non-native species)
Balanomorpha (Suborder) > Tetraclitoidea (Superfamily) > Tetraclitidae (Family) > Tetraclitinae (Subfamily)
Verrucomorpha (Suborder) > Verrucidae (Family)
Verruca
Verruca stroemia O.F. Müller, 1776 - Wart barnacle
Other barnacle images
Barnacle cyprid larvae
Exuvia of adult barnacle
Stalked barnacles (Order Scalpelliformes)
Pollicipedidae (Family)
Pollicipes
Pollicipes pollicipes (Gmelin, 1790)
- A Gooseneck or Pollicipedid barnacle
Scalpellidae (Family) > Scalpellinae (Subfamily)
Scalpellum
Scalpellum scalpellum (Linnaeus, 1767)
- A Scalpellid barnacle
Stalked or Goose barnacles (Order Lepadiformes)
Lepadomorpha (Suborder) > Lepadidae (Family)
(All species below are pelagic, non-native species)
Dosima
Dosima fascicularis Ellis & Solander, 1786
- Buoy barnacle (pelagic species)
Lepas
Lepas (Anatifa) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
- Common goose, Smooth goose-neck or Ship barnacle
(pelagic species)
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767
- A Goose, Goose-neck or Stalked barnacle
(pelagic species)
Lepas (Anatifa) hillii Leach, 1818
- A Goose, Goose-neck or Stalked barnacle
(pelagic species)
Lepas (Anatifa) pectinata Spengler, 1793
- A Goose-neck or Duck barnacle (pelagic species)
Various images of Lepas species,
commonly called Goose or Stalked barnacles
Parasitic Barnacles
Rhizocephala (Superorder) > Kentrogonida (Order) > Sacculinidae (Family)
Drepanorchis
Drepanorchis neglecta (Fraisse, 1878)
- A parasitic barnacle on Spider crab, Macropodia sp..
Sacculina
Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836
- Crab hacker barnacle
Sacculina inflata Leuckart, 1859 - A parasitic barnacle on the Common edible crab, Cancer pagurus.
