Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Lamarck, 1818) is a animal in the Balanidae family, order Sessilia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Lamarck, 1818)
Austromegabalanus nigrescens, the giant black barnacle, is the largest acorn barnacle on Australian coasts, found in NZ and southern Australia.
This species has the scientific name Austromegabalanus nigrescens (Lamarck, 1818), commonly called the giant black barnacle. It is the largest acorn barnacle species occurring along Australia's coastlines, and can grow up to 6 cm tall and 3 cm across. This barnacle is distributed in New Zealand and southern Australia.
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Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789
Amphibalanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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