Catomerus polymerus Surf Barnacle

Catomerus polymerus is commonly referred to as Surf Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16871 

AphiaID:

733175 

Scientific:

Catomerus polymerus 

German:

Seepocke 

English:

Surf Barnacle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Balanomorpha (Order) > Catophragmidae (Family) > Catomerus (Genus) > polymerus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Darwin, ), 1854 

Occurrence:

Australia, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Plankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Catomerus polymerus
  Seepocke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-17 20:12:20 

Last edit:

2025-02-25 21:59:25 

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