Alepas pacifica Pelagic barnacles, Goose barnacles

Alepas pacifica is commonly referred to as Pelagic barnacles, Goose barnacles. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13039 

AphiaID:

534913 

Scientific:

Alepas pacifica 

German:

Pelagische Entenmuscheln 

English:

Pelagic Barnacles, Goose Barnacles 

Category:

Övriga kräftdjur 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Scalpellomorpha (Order) > Heteralepadidae (Family) > Alepas (Genus) > pacifica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Pilsbry, 1907 

Occurrence:

Australia, China, East cost of USA, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Tasmania (Australia), USA 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Temperature:

°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Alepas pacifica
  Pelagische Entenmuscheln
• Alepas parasita

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-05-24 13:18:34 

Last edit:

2022-11-07 19:14:54 

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