Chthamalus antennatus, the six-plated barnacle is a species of intertidal barnacle found in eastern and southern Australia. Growing from two centimetres wide and one centimetre high. The barnacle is found on the coast, usually on rocks at or above the high tide level or just below the splash zone. Feeding occurs only at unusually high tides.[1][2]

Chthamalus antennatus
Long Reef, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Chthamalidae
Genus: Chthamalus
Species:
C. antennatus
Binomial name
Chthamalus antennatus
Darwin, 1854

References

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  1. ^ "Chthamalus antennatus'". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Chthamalus antennatus'". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 6 August 2019.