Balanus glandula is a species of acorn barnacle found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Bahia de San Quintin in Baja California. It lives in the upper intertidal zone on rocks, wood, pier pilings and other organisms, and it tolerates challenging conditions including estuaries by drawing oxygen from both water and air. It grows to about 22 millimeters across in a cylindrical rather than conical shape, has a shell of overlapping calcareous plates with a heavily ridged white operculum, and can live for roughly ten years.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 2 Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Balanus Glandula
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Balanus glandula
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Southern Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Balanus glandula
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q3809072 (P225 taxon name)
Lead section
This species was introduced to the shores of Argentina in the 1960s, and has become an invasive species, displacing other barnacles and mussels.
- In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Wikipedia intro: "ska to Bah?a de San Quint?n near San Quint?n, Baja California. They are commonly found in the upper intertidal zone on rocks, wood, and pier pilings. They can a..."
View the Source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Balanus Glandula
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