CIRRIPEDIA
Organisms:
Barnacles
Information:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Class: Crustacea
Subclass: Cirripedia
Locations: Aquatic environments
Photo 1: Large barnacles
Photo 2: Colony of smaller barnacles
Notes:
Barnacles open up and send out feather-like structures to filter food from the water. We got these pictures during a low-tide at the beach.
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