Lepas (Lepas) anatifera Duck Barnacle, Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle, Smooth Gooseneck Barnacle

Lepas (Lepas) anatifera is commonly referred to as Duck Barnacle, Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle, Smooth Gooseneck Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2832 

AphiaID:

733346 

Scientific:

Lepas (Lepas) anatifera 

German:

Pelagische Entenmuschel 

English:

Duck Barnacle, Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle, Smooth Gooseneck Barnacle 

Category:

Other Crustaceans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Scalpellomorpha (Order) > Lepadidae (Family) > Lepas (Genus) > (Lepas) anatifera (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Hong Kong, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azores, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, California, Cambodia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, China, Circumglobal, Corea, cosmopolitan species, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Danmark, Dominican Republic, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, France, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Germany, Greece, Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Hawaii, Iceland, India, Indian Ocean, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lybia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malta, Marquesas Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Quatar, Red Sea, Scotland, Slovenia, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, the British Isles, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Faroe Islands, the Kermadec Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Trindade and Martim Vaz, Turkey, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 75 Meter 

Habitats:

Offshore, Seawater, Sea water, Ship Hulls, Wadden Sea 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

8,8 °F - 28,9 °F (8,8°C - 28,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Filter feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lepas anatifera
• Lepas anserifera
• Lepas australis
• Lepas fascicularis
• Lepas hillii
• Lepas pacifica
• Lepas pectinata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lepas (Lepas) anatifera
  Pelagische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) indica
  Indische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) pacifica
  Pazifische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) pectinata
  Gerippte Entenmuscheln

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-06-11 19:41:58 

Last edit:

2024-05-05 12:59:02 

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