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InvertebrateLCLeast Concern

Acorn Barnacle

Semibalanus balanoides

About

The most familiar barnacle on British rocky shores, carpeting exposed surfaces in the upper intertidal zone. A barnacle is a crustacean that lives cemented to a rock and extends feathery legs (cirri) to sweep plankton from the water.

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Quick Facts

Category
Invertebrate
Latin name
Semibalanus balanoides
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.