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Stalked barnacle (3rd of 3)

Stalked barnacle

These barnacles (Calantica spinosa) at Kaikōura attach themselves to tidal rocks with their tough, wrinkled stalk.

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Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand
Reference: Cr0029Smt.jpg
Photograph by Peter E. Smith

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Niel Bruce and Alison MacDiarmid. 'Crabs, crayfish and other crustaceans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/crabs-crayfish-and-other-crustaceans/6/1/3