Dosima fascicularis Float Goose Barnacle, Buoymaking Barnacle

Dosima fascicularis is commonly referred to as Float Goose Barnacle, Buoymaking Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 106148

Scientific:: Dosima fascicularis
German:: Schaumfloß-Entenmuscheln
English:: Float Goose Barnacle, Buoymaking Barnacle

Category:: другие Ракообразные

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexanauplia (Class) > Lepadiformes (Order) > Lepadidae (Family) > Dosima (Genus) > fascicularis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ellis & Solander, ), 1786

Occurrence:: Azores, Belgium, cosmopolitan species, European Coasts, France, Hawaii, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, Uruguay
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Epibiont (living on other organisms), Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Dosima fascicularis
Schaumfloß-Entenmuscheln

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-01-31 09:32:15
Last edit:: 2024-02-27 15:42:06

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Dosima fascicularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Dosima fascicularis, the buoy barnacle, is "the most specialised pleustonic goose barnacle" species. It hangs downwards from the water surface, held up by a float of its own construction, and is carried along by ocean currents.

Synonymised names:
Lepas fascicularis Ellis & Solander, 1786 (generic reassignment)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 30.07.2022.

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