General Description
Six smooth side plates around the body with a diamond shape opening. White or with pink-brown stripes radiating from the opening to the edge. Plates in the opening (scuta) have growth lines. Up to 1 cm high, 2 cm wide.
Biology
Striped Barnacles are a common fouling species, attaching to rocks, pier piles, shells, crabs and ships.
Distribution
Worldwide. Southern Australia.
Habitat
Estuaries and sheltered bays, near low tide level, to depth of 9 m.
More Information
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Brief Id
Six plates, brown stripes, scuta with growth lines.
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Colours
White, Pink, Brown
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Diet
Plankton or Particles
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Darwin, 1854)
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Common Name
Striped Barnacle
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Species Name
amphitrite
