Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Goose Barnacle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLepas anatifera (Common Goose Barnacle)
GenusLepas (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyLEPADIDAE (a family of goose barnacles)
SuborderLEPADOMORPHA (goose barnacles)
OrderLEPADIFORMES (an order of goose barnacles)
SuperorderTHORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles)
InfraclassCirripedia (barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lepas anatifera (Common Goose Barnacle) :
1: Lepas anatifera (Common Goose Barnacle)
31 Dec 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
living colonies on each end of short, washed-up plastic pipe
Image 1: Animal - lateral view - black backgroundImage 2: Animal - lateral view - black background (2)Image 3: Animal - lateral view - black background (3)Image 4: Animal - lateral view - black background (4)Image 5: Colony - close-upImage 6: Colony - close-up (2)Image 7: Colony on one end of pipeImage 8: Colony on one end of pipe (2)Image 9: Colony on one end of pipe (3)Image 10: Colony on one end of pipe (4)Image 11: Dissection - lateral view - white backgroundImage 12: Dissection - lateral view - white background (2)Image 13: Three animals - lateral view - white background

Lepas anatifera (Common Goose Barnacle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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A stalked barnacle that breeds on submerged and floating structures in the tropics and subtropics. Colonies on floating wood and plastic regularly drift into temperate areas, where they survive but cannot breed. It is commonly washed up on debris on UK shores, especially after storms.

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