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Amphibalanus Amphitrite
Shells have purple stripes.
Wood in water, hard surfaces.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2014
Submitted on Jan 1, 2015
3 Comments
Sorry!!!! That's interesting!
Thank you, however barnacles are crustaceans, ( Crustaceans are in the phylum Arthropoda). Barnacle in general are protected by a thick shell, but when you break them open, out comes a six-limbed little shrimp-like thing. I listed as unknown because I did not know the specific type. Thank you for your help anyway!
These are barnacles. I've moved them from the Arthropod category to the Other category for you. Barnacles are Mollusks (I think!). Arthropods have an exoskeleton and jointed limbs in at least one phase of their life. Think dragonfly, bee, crab, and ant.