Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793 is a animal in the Lepadidae family, order Pedunculata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793

Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793

Lepas pectinata, the small goose barnacle, is a goose barnacle species in the family Lepadidae.

Family
Genus
Lepas
Order
Pedunculata
Class
Maxillopoda

About Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793

Lepas pectinata, commonly known as the small goose barnacle, is a species of goose barnacle that belongs to the family Lepadidae. It was first described by Spengler in 1793, with the scientific name of this species being Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Maxillopoda Pedunculata Lepadidae Lepas

More from Lepadidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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