Lepas (Lepas) indica Goose Barnacle

Lepas (Lepas) indica is commonly referred to as Goose Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17131 

AphiaID:

212557 

Scientific:

Lepas (Lepas) indica 

German:

Indische Entenmuschel 

English:

Goose Barnacle 

Category:

Other Crustaceans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Scalpellomorpha (Order) > Lepadidae (Family) > Lepas (Genus) > (Lepas) indica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Annandale, 1909 

Occurrence:

Ambon, Australia, China, cosmopolitan species, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Madagascar, the Canary Islands, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Filter feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lepas anatifera
• Lepas anserifera
• Lepas australis
• Lepas fascicularis
• Lepas hillii
• Lepas pacifica
• Lepas pectinata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lepas (Lepas) anatifera
  Pelagische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) indica
  Indische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) pacifica
  Pazifische Entenmuschel
• 
  Lepas (Lepas) pectinata
  Gerippte Entenmuscheln

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-10 14:39:28 

Last edit:

2025-01-10 15:01:49 

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