Goose Barnacle

Lepas (Anatifa) anatifera Linnaeus 1758

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Lepas anatifera (Goose Barnacle) is a species of barnacles in the family goose barnacles. Individuals can grow to 70 mm.

EOL has data for 29 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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70 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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50 mm
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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egg diameter
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/EGG
- Definition: Diameter of the eggs spawned by an organism.
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185 µm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Brazil
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3469034
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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upwelling
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000005
- Definition: An oceanographic feature that involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually nutrient-rich water towards the ocean surface, replacing the warmer, usually nutrient-deplete surface water.
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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marine pelagic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000023
- Definition: The marine pelagic biome (pelagic meaning open sea) is that of the marine water column, from the surface to the greatest depths.
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Lepas (Anatifa) anatifera Linnaeus 1758 (Goose barnacle)
measurement accuracy
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementAccuracy
- Definition: The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue.
- Comment: Examples: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m"
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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2909 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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22.956 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Goose barnacle. View this species on GBIF

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