Other animals › Balanidae
California Barnacle
Megabalanus californicus
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.
Easily confused with
Pink Volcano BarnacleTetraclita rubescens
Red-striped Acorn BarnacleParaconcavus pacificus
Triangle BarnacleBalanus trigonus
Giant Acorn BarnacleBalanus nubilus
Menesiniella regalis
Striped BarnacleAmphibalanus amphitrite
Titan Acorn BarnacleMegabalanus tintinnabulum
Menesiniella aquila
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 648 |
|---|---|
| California | 641 |
| Washington | 6 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Baja California | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Group and habits
- ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.From its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Barnacles and Copepods · Hexanauplia |
| Order | Symmetrical Sessile Barnacles · Balanomorpha |
| Family | Balanidae |
| Genus | Megabalanus |
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 California Barnacle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.