Tags: Crustacean.

Balanus amphitrite is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family. Its common names include the striped barnacle the purple acorn barnacle and Amphitrite’s rock barnacle. It is found in warm and temperate waters worldwide.

binomial authority
Charles Darwin
class
Barnacle, Maxillopoda
family
Balanidae
genus
Balanus
kingdom
Animal
order
Sessilia
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean

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