Chthamalus stellatus | |
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A colony of C. stellatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Family: | Chthamalidae |
Genus: | Chthamalus |
Species: | C. stellatus
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Binomial name | |
Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1791)
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Chthamalus stellatus, common name Poli's stellate barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe.[1][2] It is named after Giuseppe Saverio Poli.[3]