Lepas (Lepas) pacifica Pacific Gooseneck Barnacle

Lepas (Lepas) pacifica is commonly referred to as Pacific Gooseneck Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17208 

AphiaID:

733357 

Scientific:

Lepas (Lepas) pacifica 

German:

Pazifische Entenmuschel 

English:

Pacific Gooseneck Barnacle 

Category:

Övriga kräftdjur 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Scalpellomorpha (Order) > Lepadidae (Family) > Lepas (Genus) > (Lepas) pacifica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Henry, 1940 

Occurrence:

California, Canada Eastern Pacific 

Marine Zone:

Pelagial 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,3cm - 2,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Filter feeder, Zooplankton 

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:

• Lepas anatifera
• Lepas anserifera
• Lepas australis
• Lepas fascicularis
• Lepas hillii
• Lepas pacifica
• Lepas pectinata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lepas (Lepas) anatifera
  Pelagische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) indica
  Indische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) pacifica
  Pazifische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) pectinata
  Gerippte Entenmuscheln

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-02-05 12:43:01 

Last edit:

2025-02-05 13:08:39 

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