''Pollicipes'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
goose barnacle
Goose barnacles, also called percebes, turtle-claw barnacles, stalked barnacles, gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. Goose barnacles form ...
s, first described by
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticesh ...
in 1817. It comprises four species of
marine
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* Mari ...
suspension-feeders.
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Species
These species belong to the genus ''Pollicipes'':[
* '' Pollicipes caboverdensis'' Fernandes, Cruz & Van Syoc, 2010
* '' Pollicipes elegans'' (Lesson, 1831) (Pacific goose barnacle)
* '']Pollicipes pollicipes
''Pollicipes pollicipes'', known as the goose neck barnacle, goose barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of goose barnacle, also well known under the taxonomic synonym ''Pollicipes cornucopia''. It is closely related to '' Pollicipes polymerus' ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791 n Gmelin, 1788-1792 (goose barnacle)
* '' Pollicipes polymerus'' Sowerby, 1833 (gooseneck barnacle)
References
External links
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''Pollicipes polymerus''
Barnacles
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