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Balanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Description Texel (NL), 04.09.2007 (D. Swieringa)
Characteristics used for id:
- 6 plates
- flat and conic
- opening smal oval or rhombic
- scuta with striation
- tergoscutal-finlet white and lilac spotted
References: HAYWARD & RYLAND, 1998; HAYWARD et al., 2007; LUTHER, 1987
Checked by A. Gittenberger (Naturalis, Leiden, NL)
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added on 2007-11-273 493 viewsWoRMS taxa Balanus improvisus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)
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