Rough barnacle (Balanus balanus)
Balanus balanus Opercular valves closed and recessed below rim of aperture. Strong growth lines on scuta. Inconspicuous thin terga at sharp carinal end.
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| Researched by | Andrew Hosie | Refereed by | Admin |
| Authority | (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
A relatively large barnacle of up to 5 cm diameter (typically around 1.5 cm). Balanus balanus has a thick greyish-white, steeply conical shell with prominent longitudinal ridges, a strongly beaked opercular valve (tergum) and a yellow opercular membrane.
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Widespread in United Kingdom and Irish coastal waters.Global distribution
Balanus balanus has a boreo-arctic distribution ranging from Long Island Sound in the western Atlantic to around 80°N. B. balanus has also been recorded from the North Pacific including Alaska, British Columbia and the Okhotsk Sea.Habitat
Balanus balanus is a cold water species found between low water and 150 m, attaching to hard substrates including rocks and mussels.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Steeply conical shell.
- Shell wall with prominent longitudinal ridges.
- Parietes and calcareous base porous.
- Strongly beaked tergum.
- Opercular membrane yellow.
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Bibliography
Datasets
Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, 2018. IBIS Project Data. Occurrence dataset: https://www.nmni.com/CEDaR/CEDaR-Centre-for-Environmental-Data-and-Recording.aspx accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-25.
Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, 2018. Ulster Museum Marine Surveys of Northern Ireland Coastal Waters. Occurrence dataset https://www.nmni.com/CEDaR/CEDaR-Centre-for-Environmental-Data-and-Recording.aspx accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-25.
Environmental Records Information Centre North East, 2018. ERIC NE Combined dataset to 2017. Occurrence dataset: http://www.ericnortheast.org.ukl accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-38
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
Fife Nature Records Centre, 2018. St Andrews BioBlitz 2014. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/erweal accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Fife Nature Records Centre, 2018. St Andrews BioBlitz 2015. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/xtrbvy accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Fife Nature Records Centre, 2018. St Andrews BioBlitz 2016. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/146yiz accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Kent Wildlife Trust, 2018. Kent Wildlife Trust Shoresearch Intertidal Survey 2004 onwards. Occurrence dataset: https://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/ accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01.
Manx Biological Recording Partnership, 2018. Isle of Man historical wildlife records 1990 to 1994. Occurrence dataset:https://doi.org/10.15468/aru16v accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
National Trust, 2017. National Trust Species Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/opc6g1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2023. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2023-06-05
South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre, 2018. SEWBReC Myriapods, Isopods, and allied species (South East Wales). Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/rvxsqs accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-02.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, 2018. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Shoresearch. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/1nw3ch accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-02.
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Last Updated: 10/10/2008
