Balanus balanoides

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Balanus balanoides - barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones

acorn barnacle, rock barnacle

barnacle, cirriped, cirripede - marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

Balanus, genus Balanus - type genus of the family Balanidae

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acorn barnacle Balanus barnacle cirriped cirripede genus Balanus rock barnacle			Laboratory experiments on gregariousness during settling in Balanus balanoides and other barnacles. Prevalence of the commensal barnacle Xenobalanus globicipitis on ... by Kane, Emily A.; Olson, Paula A.; Gerrodette, Tim; Fiedler, Paul C. / Fishery Bulletin Effects of competition, predation by Thais lapillis, and other factors on natural populations of the barnacle Balanus balanoides. Benthic predators and northern quahog (=hard clam) (Mercenaria ... by Polyakov, O.; Kraeuter, J.N.; Hofmann, E.E.; Buckner, S.C.; Bricelj, V.M.; Powell, E.N.; Klinck, J.M / Journal of Shellfish Research A laboratory study of predation by the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus on the barnacles Eliminius modestus and Balanus balanoides. Shell-less Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin) from the rocky intertidal zone ... by Koy, Karen / Journal of Shellfish Research			Balance thermometer Balance valve balance weight balance wheel balance-of-payments problem Balanceable balanced balanced budget balanced diet balanced stock(s) Balanced valve Balancement balancer Balancereef Balanchine balancing balancing act Balanidae Balaniferous Balanite balanitis Balanoglossus Balanoid balanoposthitis Balanus Balanus balanoides Balarama balas Balas ruby balata balata tree Balaton Balaustine Balayeuse Balbo Balboa balbriggan Balbutiate Balbuties Balch Balcon balconette Balconied balcony bald Bald buzzard Bald coot bald cypress bald eagle bald-faced bald-faced hornet			Balanitis xerotica obliterans balano- Balanoglossus Balanoglossus Balanoid Balanomorpha Balanomorpha Balanopaceae Balanopales Balanophoraceae balanoplasty balanoposthectomy balanoposthitis balanoposthitis balanoposthitis balanopreputial Balanops Balanopsidales balanorrhagia Balanovo Burial Site Balansia epichloe Balante balantidiasis balantidiasis Balantidium Balantidium Balantidium coli Balantidium coli Balanus Balanus Balanus balanoides Balanza comercial Balanza comercial favorable Balanza de pagos Balanza de pagos Balar Balar Balar Balar Balar Balaram Balarama Balard Balard, Antoine Jerome Balard, Antoine Jérôme balas balas balas balas balas rubies balas ruby balas ruby Balas-ruby Balas-ruby BALASA Balasaghuni, Yusuf Khass Hajib Balasanian, Sergei Balasanian, Sergei Artemevich Balaschow Balash, Ivan Balashikha

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