Below are a few local barnacles — all species that Darwin himself described (in 1854).
Giant Barnacle (Balanus nubilus)
Pink Volcano Barnacle (Tetraclita rubescens)
[Note the small white barnacle (Balanus glandula) in the lower right corner. Darwin also described this species.]
Chthamalus fissus — Most obvious in the center of the image. I can't wait to tell a story about this species in another post! [Chthamalus dalli is the more common of the two Chthamalus species on Bodega Head. But I'm showing Chthamalus fissus here because Darwin described it.]
3 comments:
Jackie,
Can you share where this photograph was taken?
Hi!
Hmmm...which photo of the three in this post are you wondering about -- Balanus, Tetraclita, or Chthamalus?
Jackie
Hi, again,
I just double-checked all of the photos. Balanus was taken in Oregon, and both the Tetraclita and Chthamalus were taken on Bodega Head. You can e-mail me at naturalhistoryphotos@gmail.com if you have more questions.
Best,
Jackie
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