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Notochthamalus scabrosus

Notochthamalus scabrosus

Classification

Notochthamalus scabrosus, the only species in the genus Notochthamalus, is a species of barnacle found along the south-western and south-eastern coasts of South America, from Peru to the Falkland Islands. The species is found almost exclusively higher in the intertidal zone than the mussel Perumytilus, often codistributed with the confamilial barnacle Jehlius cirratus and Balanus flosculus. Diagnosis and discussion Notochthamalus is composed of 6 compartmental plates, composed of a carina, rostrum, and paired carinolatera and rostrolatera.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 23Chile · 14United Kingdom · 4