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For OTHER Crustaceans:
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There are approximately 1000 species of barnacles, with most occuring
fixed to rocks or other hard surfaces as adults. The larval barnacles
settle on a suitable substrate (usually rocks), growing into the adult
from there. The limbs change into feather like cirri which beat
through the water, filtering plankton on which these animals feed (i.e.
they are filter feeders).
The most common barnacles found around the Marine Discovery Centre
are:
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- Chamaesipho tasmanica - Barnacle
- (Edgar, 1997)
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Habitat: Exposed shores, mid to high intertidal zone
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Distribution: SA to NSW and around Tasmania
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Maximum size: Diameter to 8 mm
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Diet: Plankton (filter feeders)
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- Tetraclitella purpurascens - Barnacle
- (Edgar, 1997)
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- Habitat: Moderately exposed shores, mid intertidal zone
- Distribution: WA to Qld and around Tasmania
- Maximum size: Diameter to 25 mm
- Diet: Plankton (filter feeders)
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