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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854) - Bay barnacle (Barnacle Images)
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Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- live specimen under rock 1

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- live specimen under rock 2

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- live specimen under rock 3

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- live specimen under rock 4

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- tergo-scutal flaps 1

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- side view pair 1

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- top view pair 1

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- side view 1

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- side view 2

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- posterior view 1

Bay barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus
- base / basis 1

Numerous specimens were found under rocks, sometimes with the Australian barnacle, Austrominius modestus, in shallow water at the southern edge of Millbrook Lake, Millbrook, Cornwall, 03.02.18.

The non-native invasive Trumpet tube worm, Ficopomatus enigmaticus, and Conopeum seurati were also present.

The species here was kindly verified by Dr. John Bishop of the Marine Biological Association.

Amphibalanus improvisus Bay barnacle Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.