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Spotting

Description:

Check out description and more photos on my personal photoblog: http://itsningtime.blogspot.com/2011/04/...

Habitat:

Beach / Ocean

1 Species ID Suggestions

gooseneck barnacles
Pollicipes polymerus


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4 Comments

KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago

I wonder if the strong winds and surf knocked it loose and it wound up on the beach?

itsningtime
itsningtime 12 years ago

Thanks ladies!! It was unlike anything I've ever seen. There must've been thousands of them attached to a giant tree trunk.

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

I agree with Cynthia about the common name, but I'm pretty sure the species is Lepas anatifera (Smooth gooseneck barnacles).

KarenP
KarenP 12 years ago

Great find! Thanks for posting.

itsningtime
Spotted by
itsningtime

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 13, 2011
Submitted on May 2, 2011

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