Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle.
an invertebrate animal that lives in a hard shell attached to a rock, boat bottom or other hard surface. Barnacle shells are cone-shaped, like tiny volcanoes. Barnacles are crustaceans, related to crabs, shrimp and lobsters.
marine animals with feathery appendages for gathering food that are permanently attached (as to rocks, boats, manatees); related to crabs, shrimp, and lobsters.
A marine crustacean that often attaches itself to a vessel's bottom.
Small shellfish that attach themselves to underwater objects and to whales.
a small shellfish that attaches itself firmly to the sides of the boats, rocks, and other shellfish.
marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
a shrimp-like arthropod with a shell
a type of arthropod , in the class Crustacea and as such distantly related to the crabs and lobsters
a type of arthropod , in the subphylum Crustacea and is distantlyrelated to the crabs and lobsters
a type of crustacean (related to crabs and shrimps) that is permanently attached to a substrate, usually a rock, and never moves from where it is permanently attached
Any of several species of small sea animals related to crabs with a cone-shaped shell. The larvae cement themselves permanently to rocks, wharves, or the bottom of ships to grow to adulthood.
a shellfish that clings to ships or underwater structures
a crustacean who lives its life stuck to one thing, like rocks
A type of sessile (mooring) crustacean that is found living on the surface of some marine mammals.
A name given to marine crustaceans in the subclass Cirripedia. When adult, will attach themselves to rocks, boats, and certain whales. Cryptolepas rhachianecti, A 2 " (5 cm) BARNACLE FOUND ONLY ON GRAY WHALES
small marine crustacean that attaches itself to rocks and ships
A barnacle is a small parasitic shellfish that cements itself headfirst to whales, boat hulls, rocks, and other objects that remain underwater. They have tiny feathery plumes that protrude from their top that strain food from the water for nourishment. There are over 1,000 different species of barnacles.
A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea and is hence distantly related to crabs and lobsters. Some authorities regard Cirripedia as a full class or subclass, and the orders listed at right are sometimes treated as superorders. Around 1,220 barnacle species are currently known.
