Buoy Barnacle
Dosima fascicularis
Classification
- Class
- Maxillopoda
- Order
- Pedunculata
- Family
- Lepadidae
The buoy barnacle (Dosima fascicularis) is a species of goose barnacle known for its unique characteristic of hanging downwards from a buoyant appendage which drifts at the water surface and is carried along by ocean currents. It is regarded as "the most specialized pleustonic goose barnacle" as most other barnacle species are sessile filter feeders that remain fixed onto other firm surfaces. Formerly placed in the genus Lepas, the buoy barnacle is now generally placed in the genus Dosima, which is distinguished from Lepas by the form of the carina, and by the exceptional thinness and…
Dosima fascicularis est une espèce de crustacés pédonculés de la famille des Lepadidae vivant sur des flotteurs de leur propre construction. Systématique L'espèce Dosima fascicularis a été initialement décrite en 1786 par John Ellis et Daniel Solander sous le protonyme de Lepas fascicularis. Description Le capitulum peut mesurer 3 cm de long.
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Distribution
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