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Chthamalus
Chthamalus (χθαμαλός, "flat" or "on the ground") is a genus of barnacles that is found along almost all non-boreal coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, as well as many regions in the Southern Hemisphere. These small barnacles have been studied in part because of the taxonomic confusion over a group of species that, by and large, are morphologically and ecologically quite similar. In recent years, molecular techniques have identified a number of cryptic species that have been subsequently confirmed by taxonomists using morphological measurements. Most recently the genus has been shown to be paraphyletic, with the genus Microeuraphia nested within Chthamalus.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Little Brown Barnacle
speciesChthamalus dalli
Montagu's Stellate Barnacle
speciesChthamalus montagui
Poli's Stellate Barnacle
speciesChthamalus stellatus
Six-plated Barnacle
speciesChthamalus antennatus
Fragile Barnacle
speciesChthamalus fragilis
Tooth Barnacle
speciesChthamalus dentatus
Chthamalus bisinuatus
speciesChthamalus bisinuatus
Chthamalus malayensis
speciesChthamalus malayensis
Chthamalus fissus
speciesChthamalus fissus
Chthamalus proteus
speciesChthamalus proteus
Chthamalus challengeri
speciesChthamalus challengeri
Chthamalus angustitergum
speciesChthamalus angustitergum
Chthamalus anisopoma
speciesChthamalus anisopoma
Chthamalus hedgecocki
speciesChthamalus hedgecocki
Chthamalus sinensis
speciesChthamalus sinensis
Chthamalus newmani
speciesChthamalus newmani
Chthamalus southwardorum
speciesChthamalus southwardorum
Chthamalus barnesi
speciesChthamalus barnesi
Chthamalus panamensis
speciesChthamalus panamensis
Chthamalus moro
speciesChthamalus moro
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128743.