Cirripedia

Taxonavigation Kingdom: Animalia Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa Super Phylum: Protostomia Phylum: Arthropoda Sub Phylum: Crustacea Class: Maxillopoda Sub Class: Thecostraca Infra Class: Cirripedia Super Order: Acrothoracica - Rhizocephala - Thoracica

Introduction

Commonly called Barnacles. Some can live within coral colonies, with species such as Acropora spp., Galaxea spp., Montipora spp. and Porites spp. Does no harm to the coral, which will grow around where the barnacle reaches out in the water column to feed.

Classification

• Acrothoracica -
• Rhizocephala -
• Thoracica -

Gallery

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  Tesseropora rosea
  Rose-Coloured Barnacle
  Super Order: Thoracica

Resources

• wikipedia:Cirripedia