Honeycomb Barnacles are one of the most common acorn barnacle species in south-eastern Australia. They live in dense masses, so close together that the shells of neighbouring animals fuse together.

Each individual has four grey side plates. Each animal is joined closely to its neighbour in a honeycomb-like fashion

At a glance

Habitat Exposed rocky shores, at mid to upper tidal levels.
Size Can grow up to 2 cm high, 5 mm wide.
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia Including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia Including Tasmania
Habitat
Exposed rocky shores, at mid to upper tidal levels.
Size
Can grow up to 2 cm high, 5 mm wide.
Common Name Honeycomb Barnacle
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassThecostraca
SubclassCirripedia
SuperorderThoracica
OrderSessilia
SuborderBalanomorpha
SuperfamilyChthamaloidea
FamilyChthamalidae
SubfamilyNotochthamalinae
GenusChamaesipho
SpeciesChamaesipho tasmanica
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Synonyms

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