Chthamalus anisopoma

Chthamalus anisopoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Sessilia
Family: Chthamalidae
Genus: Chthamalus
Species: C. anisopoma
Binomial name
Chthamalus anisopoma
Pilsbry, 1916

Chthamalus anisopoma is a species of intertidal barnacle. Indigenous to the northern Gulf of California, adult Chthamalus anisopoma are found on exposed shores between 0.0 and 2.0 m above mean low tide. The species is typically absent in areas protected from wave splash.[1]

References

  1. Peter T. Raimondi (1991). "Settlement behavior of Chthamalus anisopoma larvae largely determines the adult distribution". Oecologia. 85 (3): 349–360. doi:10.1007/BF00320610.


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