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Gooseneck Barnacle

Pollicipes polymerus

Description:

Gooseneck Barnacles attached to a shell (photo No. 1). They were thousands of them attached to the rocks of the tidal pools. They are edible. I have eaten them before and they are really good.

Habitat:

Tidal pools.

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Thank you Christiane for the correct category, they are Arthroprods.

Christiane
Christiane 8 years ago

Good Morning Luis. Great spotting.. but I think Barnacles are Arthropods. :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Thank you mauna Kunzah

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 8 years ago

Woah, so many! Cool spotting.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Washington, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2015
Submitted on May 5, 2015

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