Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Happy Birthday, Charles!

It seems appropriate to celebrate Charles Darwin's birthday with a few barnacle pictures.  He studied them for 8 years!  

 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.]

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3 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 16, 2020 at 8:54 AM

    Jackie,
    Can you share where this photograph was taken?

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  2. Jackie SonesApril 16, 2020 at 11:36 AM

    Hi!

    Hmmm...which photo of the three in this post are you wondering about -- Balanus, Tetraclita, or Chthamalus?

    Jackie

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  3. Jackie SonesApril 16, 2020 at 11:52 AM

    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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