Name
Lepas
False barnacle, anatifa
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Order: Scalpellomorpha
Family: Lepadidae
Genus: Lepas
Habitat
Marine, pelagic (fixed to floating objects or animals)
Feeding
Filter
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
The thorax has 6 segments each with a pair of biramous appendages. Abdomen without appendages. Body divided into capitulum and peduncle. Five plates in the capitulum smooth and separated from each other by a black integument. The edge of the plates towards the opening yellow orange. Cirri black. Peduncle in adults dark brown.
Bibliography
WoRMS (2013). Lepas (Anatifa) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=733346
- Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 280-283