Pollicipes polymerusgooseneck barnacle(Also: leaf barnacle)
Identification
Pollicipes polymerus (gooseneck barnacle)
Date Taken
Nov. 12, 2012
Location
Bird Rock, La Jolla, California, USA
Caption
Dorsal surface of Lottia gigante nestled in its home scar in front of a Gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) with a thickening algae mat on the ledge above its resident L. gigantea.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Subject
- Sign
- Type
- Photo
- Behaviors
- Feeding Behaviors
Contributors
Olivia Turner (photographer; copyright holder), San Diego Mesa College
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