Barnacles
Chamaesipho columna
- Group: Other
- Max size: 0.1 cm
- For divers: safe
A small barnacle of the high shore, it crowds onto rock, concrete, wood and even other animals between the spring tide marks. Fixed in place, it kicks out feathery legs to comb plankton from each wash of the returning tide.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Thecostraca › Balanomorpha › Chthamalidae › Chamaesipho
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 733182.
FAQ
- Is the Barnacles dangerous to divers?
- The Barnacles is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Barnacles get?
- The Barnacles grows to about 0.1 cm.