Megabalanus
Sign in to saveMegabalanus is a genus of barnacles in the family Balanidae. Members of the genus grow to in length and inhabit the lower intertidal zone.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMaxillopoda
- OrderSessilia
- FamilyBalanidae
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Megabalanus is a genus of barnacles in the family Balanidae. Members of the genus grow to in length and inhabit the lower intertidal zone.
==Morphology== Megabalanus is an acorn barnacle, a sessile crustacean that secretes a calcium carbonate shell consisting of five plates. It reaches up to in height .
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