Tetraclita stalactifera
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| Tetraclita stalactifera | |
|---|---|
| Tetraclita stalactifera Ribbed Barnacle, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Tetraclitidae |
| Genus: | Tetraclita |
| Species: | T. stalactifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraclita stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818) | |
Tetraclita stalactifera, the ribbed barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]