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Description:

Gooseneck barnacle. The bodies are encased in a white, stony shell, while attached to rocks using a long, fleshy, black foot. The foot has a sort of scaly texture.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Kiloueka
Kiloueka 11 years ago
Pollicipes polymerus Pollicipes polymerus
BlueSeaDH
BlueSeaDH 9 years ago
Goose Barnacle, Goose Neck Barnacle or Leaf Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus Goose Barnacle, Goose Neck Barnacle or Leaf Barnacle


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2 Comments

sean.sylvestre
sean.sylvestre 11 years ago

Gooseneck barnacle

Leilah
Leilah 11 years ago

Gorgeous photo, you really caught the texture!

AlexanderStein
Spotted by
AlexanderStein

Newport, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jul 4, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012

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