Megabalanus californicus White-ribbed Red Barnacle

Megabalanus californicus is commonly referred to as White-ribbed Red Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10265 

AphiaID:

394981 

Scientific:

Megabalanus californicus 

German:

Seepocke 

English:

White-ribbed Red Barnacle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexanauplia (Class) > Sessilia (Order) > Balanidae (Family) > Megabalanus (Genus) > californicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pilsbry, ), 1916 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

3,0 cm 

Temperature:

~ 50 °F (10°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Megabalanus californicus
  Seepocke
• Megabalanus coccopoma
• Megabalanus stultus
• Megabalanus tanagrae
• 
  Megabalanus tintinnabulum
  Entenmuschel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-12-22 19:44:23 

Last edit:

2025-02-25 22:06:49 

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