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Balanus trigonus
Species of barnacle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balanus trigonus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae. It is steep-sided, conical barnacle, has six shell plates and is pink in colour.[1] They are opportunistic fouling organisms that are endemic to the Indo-Pacific region.[2][3][4]
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Balanus trigonus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Family: | Balanidae |
Genus: | Balanus |
Species: | B. trigonus |
Binomial name | |
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854 | |
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