Chthamalus montagui, common name Montagu's stellate barnacle, is a species of acorn barnacle common on rocky shores in South West England, Ireland, and Southern Europe.[2][3][4]

Chthamalus montagui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Chthamalidae
Genus: Chthamalus
Species:
C. montagui
Binomial name
Chthamalus montagui
Southward, 1976[1]

The vertical distribution of C. montagui overlaps with that of Chthamalus stellatus with the specific prevalence of one species over another in a given locale possibly related to differences in the distribution of the species' larval stages.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chthamalus montagui Southward, 1976". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  2. ^ a b P. M. Ross; M. T. Burrows; S. J. Hawkins; A. J. Southward; K. P. Ryan (2003). "A key for the identification of the nauplii of common barnacles of the British Isles, with emphasis on Chthamalus" (PDF). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 23 (2): 328–340. doi:10.1651/0278-0372(2003)023[0328:AKFTIO]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 84265228. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  3. ^ J. Davenport; S. Irwin (2003). "Hypoxic life of intertidal acorn barnacles" (PDF). Marine Biology. 143 (3): 555–563. doi:10.1007/s00227-003-1057-0. S2CID 84424781. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
  4. ^ Karen Riley (2002). "Chthamalus montagui (Montagu's stellate barnacle)". Marine Life Information Network. Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  5. ^ M. T. Burrows; S. J. Hawkins; A. J. Southward (1999). "Larval development of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus stellatus and Chthamalus montagui". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 79 (1): 93–101. doi:10.1017/S0025315498000101. S2CID 85160092.