Pollicipes polymerus

Tags: Crustacean.

Pollicipes polymerus commonly known as the gooseneck barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of stalked barnacle. It is found often in great numbers on rocky shores on the Pacific coasts of North America.

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binomial authority: George Brettingham Sowerby III
class: Barnacle, Maxillopoda
family: Pollicipedidae
genus: Pollicipes
kingdom: Animal
order: Goose barnacle
phylum: Arthropod, Crustacean
synonym: *Mitella polymerus

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