Rose-coloured Barnacle

Tesseropora rosea

"Tesseropora rosea", the rose barnacle is a species of barnacle found in eastern and southern Australia, and South Africa.
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Appearance

The hard exterior is grey to whitish with four shell plates. Larger specimens show a pinkish colour. Size is 20 millimetres across to 12 millimetres tall. The habitat is exposed rocky shores, from high tide levels to a depth of 58 metres. The diet is plankton and small particles. This barnacle can tolerate strong wave activity.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassHexanauplia
OrderBalanomorpha
FamilyTetraclitidae
GenusTesseropora
SpeciesT. rosea
Photographed in
Australia