APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

Lepas species - Commonly called Goose barnacles or Stalked barnacles
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Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles 1

Goose barnacles
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- barnacles 2

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles 3

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles 4

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles 5

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles 6

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles on buoy 1

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles on minature bottle 1

Goose barnacles
Lepas species
- barnacles on fish box 1

There are three species of Goose or Stalked barnacle in the images; they include Lepas hilli, Lepas pectinata and Lepas anatifera.

Images of the following species of Gooseneck barancles can be found on this site -

Dosima fascicularis
Lepas anatifera
Lepas hilli
Lepas pectinata

Images of these pelagic barnacles were taken on the high tide mark at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall; 03.11.10 and 18.11.10. Strong south-westerly winds had washed ashore a large plastic lid that the animals were attached to, 15 days later a buoy was found, which also had three species of these barnacles.

This is a tropical / sub-tropical species that comes to the UK shores on flotsam via the Gulf Stream. UK waters are too cold for these species to survive and breed.

Lepas species Goose Barnacle or Goose Neck Barnacle
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