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Balanus nubilus

Darwin, 1854

Giant Acorn Barnacle

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.973559

Element CodeICMAX02020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassMaxillopoda

OrderSessilia

FamilyBalanidae

GenusBalanus

Concept Reference

McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (7)

Alaska (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Eudora	Tongass National Forest	195,022
North Baranof	Tongass National Forest	314,089
Outer Islands	Tongass National Forest	99,862
Port Alexander	Tongass National Forest	120,681
Sitka Sound	Tongass National Forest	13,459
Sitka Urban	Tongass National Forest	112,003
South Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	55,193

References (2)

McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
Newman, W.P. and D.P. Abbott. 1980. Cirripedia: the barnacles. Pages 504-535 in R.H. Morris, D.P. Abbott ad E.C. Haderlie (eds)., Intertidal Invertebrates of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 928 pp.