41. The Goose Necked Barnacle (Lepas anatifera) Wildlife of the Solway

• Wild About Cumbria, Wildlife of the Solway
• 16th September 2016
• Cumbria Guide

Wildlife of the Solway Firth by Mark Vollers The Goose Necked Barnacle  Lepas anatifera This curious and unusual  ocean living crustacean is found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide,  attaching itself in sometimes  large colonies to pieces of flotsam like wood, bottles and even the hulls of slow moving ships.  The shell may grow to […]

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