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Balanus trigonus

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Balanus trigonus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae. It is steep-sided, conical barnacle, has six shell plates and is pink in colour.[1] They are opportunistic fouling organisms that are endemic to the Indo-Pacific region.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Balanus trigonus". NEMESIS. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  2. ^ Rainbow, Philip S. (October 2000). "Dietary uptake of Cd, Cr, and Zn by the barnacle Balanus trigonus: influence of diet composition" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 204: 159–168. Bibcode:2000MEPS..204..159W. doi:10.3354/meps204159 – via Scientific Citation Index.
  3. ^ Ayling, A. M. (1976-07-01). "The strategy of orientation in the barnacle Balanus trigonus". Marine Biology. 36 (4): 335–342. doi:10.1007/BF00389195. ISSN 1432-1793. S2CID 84704999.
  4. ^ Zullo, Victor A. (1992). "Balanus Trigonus Darwin (Cirripedia, Balaninae) in the Atlantic Basin: An introduced Species?". Bulletin of Marine Science. 50 – via Scientific Citation Index.
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Balanus trigonus: Brief Summary

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Balanus trigonus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae. It is steep-sided, conical barnacle, has six shell plates and is pink in colour. They are opportunistic fouling organisms that are endemic to the Indo-Pacific region.

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Distribution

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This species is a cosmopolitan inhabitant of tropical and warm temperate seas. The species is common in the Mediterranean. In the eastern Atlantic, the northern limit of its distribution is believed to lie somewhere along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula

Reference

Kerckhof, F. (2002). Barnacles (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha) in Belgian waters, an overview of the species and recent evolutions, with emphasis on exotic species. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie. 72 (Suppl.):: 93-104.

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