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Family: Balanidae



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119 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Amphibalanus amphitrite
[Purple acorn barnacle]
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Amphibalanus cirratus
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Amphibalanus eburneus
[]
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Amphibalanus improvisus
[]
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Amphibalanus inexpectatus
[]
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Amphibalanus peruvianus
[]
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Amphibalanus poecilotheca
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Amphibalanus reticulatus
[]
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Amphibalanus rhizophorae
[]
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Amphibalanus salaami
[]
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Amphibalanus subalbidus
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Amphibalanus thailandicus
[]
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Amphibalanus variegatus
[]
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Amphibalanus venustus
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Amphibalanus zhujiangensis
[]
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Arossia eyerdami
[]
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Arossia henryae
[Ribbed barnacle]
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Arossia panamensis
[]
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Austromegabalanus cylindricus
[]
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Austromegabalanus isolde
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Austromegabalanus nigrescens
[]
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Max. Length 30 cm SHH
 
Austromegabalanus psittacus
[Giant barnacle]
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Austromegabalanus zulloi
[]
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Balanus albicostatus
[Acorn barnacle]
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Balanus amaraquaticus
[]
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Balanus aquila
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Arctic, Pacific Ocean and
Max. Length 3 cm WD
Balanus balanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Balanus balanus
[Rough barnacle]
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Balanus calidus
[]
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Balanus campbelli
[]
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Balanus cantelli
[]
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Balanus citerosum
[]
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Balanus corolliformis
[]

Photo by Telnes, Kåre

Arctic, Eastern Pacific,
Max. Length 2 cm WD
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789

Photo by Photo by Telnes, Kåre
 
Balanus crenatus
[Crenate barnacle]
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Balanus decorus
[]
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Balanus dentivarians
[]
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Balanus engbergi
[]
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Balanus flos
[]
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Balanus flosculoidus
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Balanus gizellae
[]
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Balanus glandula
[Common acorn barnacle]
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Balanus hoekianus
[]
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Balanus kondakovi
[]
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Balanus laevis
[Delicate barnacle]
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Balanus littoralis
[]
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Balanus merrilli
[]
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Balanus minutus
[]
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Balanus mirabilis
[]
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Max. Length 11 cm WD
 
Balanus nubilis
[Giant acorn barnacle]
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Balanus nubilus
[]
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Balanus pacificus
[]
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Balanus pallidus
[]
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Balanus parkeri
[]
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Balanus patellaris
[]
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Balanus patelliformis
[]
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Balanus pentacrini
[]
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Balanus peocilotheca
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Balanus perforatus
[]
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Balanus peruvianus
[]
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Balanus poecilus
[]
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Balanus pulchellus
[]
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Balanus regalis
[]
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Balanus reticulatus
[Striped barnacle]
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Balanus rostratus
[Rostrate barnacle]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD
 
Balanus spongicola
[]
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Balanus suturaltus
[]

Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Circumglobal.

Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854

Photo by Photo by Ulman, Aylin
 
Balanus trigonus
[Triangle barnacle]
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Balanus tuboperforatus
[]
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Balanus tumorifer
[]
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Balanus uliginosus
[]
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Balanus vestitus
[]
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Concavus crassostricola
[]
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Elminius kingii
[Fjord barnacle]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Max. Length 1.3 cm WD
Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854

Photo by Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Elminius modestus
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm WD
 
Elminius plicatus
[]
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Elminius simplex
[]
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Fistulobalanus abeli
[]
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Fistulobalanus albicostatus
[]
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Fistulobalanus citerosum
[]
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Fistulobalanus dentivarians
[]
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Fistulobalanus kondakovi
[]
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Fistulobalanus patelliformis
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm WD
 
Fistulobalanus sumbawaensis
[]
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Fistulobalanus suturaltus
[]
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Megabalanus ajax
[]
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Megabalanus antillensis
[]
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Megabalanus azoricus
[Azorean barnacle]
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Max. Length 6 cm WD
 
Megabalanus californicus
[California barnacle]
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Megabalanus clippertonensis
[]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Indo-Pacific and Southwes

Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854)

Photo by Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Megabalanus coccopoma
[Titan acorn barnacle]
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Megabalanus concinnus
[Red speckled barnacle]
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Megabalanus costatus
[]
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Megabalanus crispatus
[]
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Megabalanus dorbignii
[]
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Megabalanus galapaganus
[]
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Megabalanus occator
[]
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Megabalanus peninsularis
[]
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Megabalanus plicatus
[]
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Megabalanus psittacus
[]
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Megabalanus rosa
[Rose barnacle]
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Megabalanus spinosus
[]
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Megabalanus stultus
[]
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Megabalanus tanagrae
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm WD
 
Megabalanus tintinnabulum
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Megabalanus tulipiformis
[]
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Megabalanus validus
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Megabalanus vesiculosus
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Megabalanus vinaceus
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Megabalanus volcano
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Megabalanus xishaensis
[]
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Megabalanus zebra
[]
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Menesiniella aquila
[]
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Menesiniella regalis
[]
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Notomegabalanus algicola
[White dwarf barnacle]
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Notomegabalanus campbelli
[]
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Notomegabalanus decorus
[]
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Notomegabalanus krakatauensis
[]
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Paraconcavus mexicanus
[]
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Paraconcavus pacificus
[Pacific acorn barnacle]
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Tetrabalanus polygenus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphibalanus amphitrite Purple acorn barnacle Circumglobal. 3 WD 1854
Amphibalanus cirratus Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Western Atlantic. Introd 3 WD 1841
Amphibalanus improvisus Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O 1854
Amphibalanus inexpectatus Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O 1916
Amphibalanus peruvianus Pacific Ocean, Atlantic O 1909
Amphibalanus poecilotheca Indo-West Pacific. 1911
Amphibalanus reticulatus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Amphibalanus rhizophorae Indo-West Pacific 1989
Amphibalanus salaami Indo-West Pacific 1932
Amphibalanus subalbidus Western Indian Ocean and 1973
Amphibalanus thailandicus Western Indian Ocean and 2001
Amphibalanus variegatus Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Amphibalanus venustus Circumglobal. 1854
Amphibalanus zhujiangensis Northwest Pacific 1989
Arossia eyerdami Northwest Pacific 1960
Arossia henryae Ribbed barnacle Southeast Pacific 1982
Arossia panamensis Southeast Pacific 1948
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Southeast Atlantic 1780
Austromegabalanus isolde Southeast Atlantic 1967
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Southwest Pacific 1818
Austromegabalanus psittacus Giant barnacle Southeast Pacific and Sou 30 SHH 1788
Austromegabalanus zulloi Southeast Pacific and Sou 1979
Balanus albicostatus Acorn barnacle Pacific Ocean. 1916
Balanus amaraquaticus Northwest Pacific 1980
Balanus aquila Northeast Pacific 1907
Balanus balanus Rough barnacle Arctic, Pacific Ocean and 3 WD 1758
Balanus calidus Indo-Pacific and Western 1916
Balanus campbelli Southwest Pacific
Balanus cantelli Southwest Pacific 1982
Balanus citerosum Southwest Pacific 1973
Balanus corolliformis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1883
Balanus crenatus Crenate barnacle Arctic, Eastern Pacific, 2 WD 1789
Balanus decorus Southwest Pacific 1854
Balanus dentivarians Southwest Pacific 1973
Balanus engbergi Southwest Pacific
Balanus flos Southwest Pacific
Balanus flosculoidus Southwest Pacific 1962
Balanus gizellae Southwest Pacific 1967
Balanus glandula Common acorn barnacle Pacific Ocean, Arctic and 1854
Balanus hoekianus Pacific Ocean, Arctic and
Balanus kondakovi Indo-West Pacific. 1957
Balanus laevis Delicate barnacle Southeast Pacific and Sou 1789
Balanus littoralis Northwest Pacific 1978
Balanus merrilli Northwest Pacific
Balanus minutus Western Pacific. 1913
Balanus mirabilis Western Pacific. 1912
Balanus nubilis Giant acorn barnacle Eastern Pacific 11 WD
Balanus nubilus Eastern Pacific 1854
Balanus pacificus Eastern Pacific
Balanus pallidus Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1854
Balanus parkeri Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1967
Balanus patellaris Indo-West Pacific 1780
Balanus patelliformis Indo-West Pacific 1789
Balanus pentacrini Indo-West Pacific 1913
Balanus peocilotheca Northwest Pacific 1911
Balanus perforatus Northeast Atlantic and th 3 WD 1789
Balanus peruvianus Northeast Atlantic and th 1909
Balanus poecilus Southeast Pacific 1854
Balanus pulchellus Northwest Pacific 1989
Balanus regalis Northwest Pacific 1916
Balanus reticulatus Striped barnacle Circumtropical. 1967
Balanus rostratus Rostrate barnacle Eastern Pacific and the A 1883
Balanus spongicola Indian Ocean and the Atla 1.5 WD 1827
Balanus suturaltus Indian Ocean and the Atla 1973
Balanus trigonus Triangle barnacle Circumglobal. 1854
Balanus tuboperforatus Circumglobal. 1962
Balanus tumorifer Circumglobal. 1962
Balanus uliginosus Northwest Pacific. 1967
Balanus vestitus Southwest Pacific 1854
Concavus crassostricola Southwest Pacific 1984
Elminius kingii Fjord barnacle Southeast Pacific and Sou 1831
Elminius modestus Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 1.3 WD 1854
Elminius plicatus Indo-Pacific 3.5 WD 1854
Elminius simplex Southwest Pacific
Fistulobalanus abeli Southwest Pacific 1932
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Southwest Pacific 1916
Fistulobalanus citerosum Southwest Atlantic 1973
Fistulobalanus dentivarians Southwest Atlantic 1973
Fistulobalanus kondakovi Southwest Atlantic 1957
Fistulobalanus patelliformis Southwest Atlantic 1789
Fistulobalanus sumbawaensis Western Central Pacific 1.6 WD 2005
Fistulobalanus suturaltus Western Central Pacific 1973
Megabalanus ajax Indo-Pacific. 1854
Megabalanus antillensis Western Atlantic. 1916
Megabalanus azoricus Azorean barnacle Eastern Atlantic. 1916
Megabalanus californicus California barnacle Eastern Central Pacific 6 WD 1916
Megabalanus clippertonensis Eastern Central Pacific 1969
Megabalanus coccopoma Titan acorn barnacle Indo-Pacific and Southwes 1854
Megabalanus concinnus Red speckled barnacle Southern Pacific 1854
Megabalanus costatus Southern Pacific 1913
Megabalanus crispatus Eastern Central Atlantic 1786
Megabalanus dorbignii Eastern Central Atlantic 1843
Megabalanus galapaganus Eastern Central Atlantic 1916
Megabalanus occator Indo-West Pacific. 1854
Megabalanus peninsularis Southeast Pacific 1916
Megabalanus plicatus Southeast Pacific 1913
Megabalanus psittacus Southeast Pacific 1782
Megabalanus rosa Rose barnacle Indo-West Pacific. 1916
Megabalanus spinosus Eastern Central Atlantic 1791
Megabalanus stultus Western Indian Ocean and 1854
Megabalanus tanagrae Western Indian Ocean and 1928
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Circumglobal. 7.5 WD 1758
Megabalanus tulipiformis Eastern Central Atlantic 1758
Megabalanus validus Indo-West Pacific 1854
Megabalanus vesiculosus Southwest Pacific 1854
Megabalanus vinaceus Southeast Pacific 1854
Megabalanus volcano Indo-West Pacific. 1916
Megabalanus xishaensis Indo-West Pacific. 1979
Megabalanus zebra Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1854
Menesiniella aquila Eastern Central Pacific 1916
Menesiniella regalis Eastern Central Pacific 1916
Notomegabalanus algicola White dwarf barnacle Southeast Atlantic. 1916
Notomegabalanus campbelli Southeast Atlantic. 1885
Notomegabalanus decorus Southwest Pacific 1854
Notomegabalanus krakatauensis Southwest Pacific 1934
Paraconcavus mexicanus Southwest Pacific 1941
Paraconcavus pacificus Pacific acorn barnacle Eastern Central Pacific 1916
Tetrabalanus polygenus Eastern Central Pacific 1941



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