Tags: Crustacean.

Capitulum is a monotypic genus of sessile marine stalked barnacles. Capitulum mitella is the only species in the genus. It is commonly known as the Japanese goose barnacle or kamenote and is found on rocky shores in the Indo-Pacific region.

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binomial authority
Carl Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae
class
Barnacle, Maxillopoda
family
Pollicipedidae
kingdom
Animal
order
Scalpelliformes
phylum
Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym
*Capitulum mitella (Foster 1980), *Lepas mitella (Linnaeus 1758), *Mitella mitella (Pilsbry 1907), *Pollicipes mitella (Sowerby 1833)

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