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Goose Barnacle
Lepas anserifera
4,185 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 4,185 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Pelagic Gooseneck BarnacleLepas anatifera
Lepas indica
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Small Goose BarnacleLepas pectinata
Goose Neck BarnaclePollicipes pollicipes
Lepas australis
Buoy BarnacleDosima fascicularis
Lepas hillii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 945 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 286 |
| Australia | 169 |
| Mexico | 135 |
| New South Wales | 117 |
| Alabama | 80 |
| India | 72 |
| Hawaii | 58 |
| Quintana Roo | 53 |
| Thailand | 48 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Barnacles and Copepods · Hexanauplia |
| Order | Scalpellomorpha |
| Family | Goose Barnacles · Lepadidae |
| Genus | Goose Barnacles · Lepas |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Goose Barnacle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.