Acorn barnacle
Semibalanus balanoides
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Thecostraca
- Order
- Balanomorpha
- Family
- Balanidae
- Genus
- Semibalanus
Where to Find
Found in 11 diving areas across 5 countries and 2 regions.
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 202 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 131 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 111 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 335 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 569 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 694 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 381 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 662 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 773 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 201 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 2 records