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Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles, filter-feeding pelagic crustaceans that live attached to the hard surfaces of rocks or flotsam.
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Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758 Trusted
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Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758 Trusted
© WoRMS for SMEBD
Source:
World Register of Marine Species
Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758 Trusted
© WoRMS for SMEBD
Source:
World Register of Marine Species
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Present in 17 collections
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Found in 6 classifications
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Hans-Martin Braun added the German common name "Gemeine Entenmuschel" to "Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758".
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Katja Schulz set "Southern Goose Barnacle 1" as an exemplar on "Lepas australis Darwin, 1851".
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Hans-Martin Braun added the English common name "goose neck" to "Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758".
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Hans-Martin Braun added the English common name "smooth gooseneck barnacle" to "Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758".
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Hans-Martin Braun added the English common name "pelagic gooseneck barnacle" to "Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758".
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