General Description
Six green to white side plates, often eroded or encrusted with algae growth. Inner surface of plates blue. Up to 6 cm high, 3 cm wide.
Biology
Giant Black Barnacles are the largest acorn barnacle species in Australia. They usually attach to rocks, but sometimes live on abalone, chitons and the hulls of ships.
Distribution
New Zealand and Southern Australia.
Habitat
Exposed rocky shore, near low tide level, to depth of 9 m.
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Brief Id
Six plates, blue inside plates, encrusted plates.
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Colours
Brown, Grey, Blue
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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
(Lamarck, 1818)
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Common Name
Giant Black Barnacle
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Species Name
nigrescens
