| Species | Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle) |
| Family | CHTHAMALIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles) |
| Superfamily | CHTHAMALOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans) |
| Suborder | BALANOMORPHA (a suborder of acorn barnacles) |
| Order | SESSILIA (acorn barnacles) |
| Superorder | THORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles) |
| Infraclass | Cirripedia (barnacles) |
| Subclass | THECOSTRACA (barnacles) |
| Class | MAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans) |
| Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
| Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
| Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
| Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
| Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
| Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Cyprid | ||||
| Lilley, M.K.S. | 2006 | Chthamalid cyprid identification - a photographic guide | Marine Biological Association | |
Nauplius | ||||
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Burrows, M.T., Hawkins, S.J. & Southward, A.J. |
1999 | Larval development of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus stellatus and Chthamalus montagui | JMBA 79: 93-101. |
Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle)
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Micropyle opening bright orange. Aperture usually oval, but can approach or overlap with kite shape usually found in C. montagui.
Mainly on lower shore of exposed headlands
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