Lepadidae

Lepadidae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lepadidae: /lɛˈpædɪdiː/

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Images

Chelonibia testudinaria, Conchoderma auritum, Lepas hilli and a Cheloniid, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria, July 2011 by MichalPL. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lepas anserifera (10.3897-zookeys.1026.60733) Figure 14 by Trivedi JN, Doshi M, Patel KJ, Chan BKK (2021). Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Lepas anserifera (10.3897-zookeys.945.39044) Figure 5 by Pitriana P, Valente L, von Rintelen T, Jones DS, Prabowo RE, von Rintelen K (2020) An annotated checklist and integrative biodiversity discovery of barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from the Moluccas, East Indonesia. ZooKeys 945: 17-83.. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Gooseneckbarnacles by Tom Page, Aurevilly. Used under a Public domain license.
Lepas anserifera on coconut by This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and released under the licenses stated below. You are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit me as author, Wikimedia Commons as site and follow the terms of the licenses. Could you be kind enough to leave me a message on this page to inform me about your use of this picture.. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Barnacles (10.3897-zookeys.1026.60733) Figure 2 by Trivedi JN, Doshi M, Patel KJ, Chan BKK (2021). Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, established by Charles Darwin in 1852. It comprises around five genera and more than 20 described species.

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Tags

  • Lepadidae
  • goose barnacles
  • Darwin
  • crustaceans
  • marine biology