Japanese goose barnacle

Capitulum mitella

Classification

Class: Maxillopoda
Order: Pedunculata
Family: Pollicipedidae

Capitulum is a monotypic genus of sessile marine stalked barnacles. Capitulum mitella is the only species in the genus. It is commonly known as the Japanese goose barnacle or kamenote and is found on rocky shores in the Indo-Pacific region.

Distribution

Japanese goose barnacle — (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC-BY DescriptionCapitulum mitella, Wikipedia contributors

Japanese goose barnacle

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