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
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767 - A Goose or Stalked barnacle - a pelagic species (Barnacles)
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Goose barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera
- barnacle 1

Goose barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera
- barnacle 2

Specimens found with Lepas anatifera, Linuche unguiculata jellyfish polyps and eight Columbus crabs on a Man-overboard marker beacon at Gwithian, Cornwall. 11.02.16.

Goose barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera
- barnacle 3

Goose barnacle
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera
- barnacle 4

These are images of an incomplete imperfect specimen. The specimen had coronate medusa polyps at its base and was found on a small item of plastic flotsam on a beach east of Marazion, Cornwall; 28.12.15.

This is a tropical / sub-tropical species that comes to the UK shores on flotsam via the Gulf Stream. UK waters are too cold for these species to survive and breed. This species is regarded as a rare find in the UK.

Lepas Anatifa anserifera Goose or Stalked 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.