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27 relations: Animal, Archaeobalanidae, Arthropod, Balanidae, Balanus balanus, Balanus crenatus, Balanus glandula, Balanus nubilus, Balanus perforatus, Balanus trigonus, Barnacle, Biological membrane, Carl Linnaeus, Cirrus (biology), Crustacean, Emanuel Mendez da Costa, Family (biology), Hexanauplia, Jurassic, Mussel, Plankton, Quaternary, Semibalanus balanoides, Sessilia, Species, World Register of Marine Species, 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Animal
Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.
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Archaeobalanidae
The Archaeobalanidae are a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia.
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Arthropod
An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.
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Balanidae
The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia, containing these genera.
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Balanus balanus
Balanus balanus is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family.
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Balanus crenatus
Balanus crenatus is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family.
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Balanus glandula
Acorn barnacles (Balanus glandula) are one of the most common barnacle species on the Pacific coast of North America, distributed from the U.S. state of Alaska to Bahía de San Quintín near San Quintín, Baja California.
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Balanus nubilus
Balanus nubilus, commonly called the giant acorn barnacle, is the world's largest barnacle, reaching a diameter of and a height of up to, and containing the largest known muscle fibres.
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Balanus perforatus
Balanus perforatus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae.
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Balanus trigonus
Balanus trigonus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae.
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Barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters.
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Biological membrane
A biological membrane or biomembrane is an enclosing or separating membrane that acts as a selectively permeable barrier within living things.
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Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnéBlunt (2004), p. 171.
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Cirrus (biology)
In biology, a cirrus, plural cirri,, (from the Latin cirrus meaning a curl-like tuft or fringe) is a long, thin structure in an animal similar to a tentacle but generally lacking the tentacle's strength, flexibility, thickness, and sensitivity.
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Crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles.
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Emanuel Mendez da Costa
Emanuel Mendez da Costa (June 5, 1717 – May 31, 1791) was an English botanist, naturalist, philosopher, and collector of valuable notes and of manuscripts, and of anecdotes of the literati.
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.
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Hexanauplia
The Hexanauplia constitute a class of crustaceans, comprising three groups: the Copepoda, the Tantulocarida and the Thecostraca.
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Jurassic
The Jurassic (from Jura Mountains) was a geologic period and system that spanned 56 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya.
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Mussel
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
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Plankton
Plankton (singular plankter) are the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current.
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Quaternary
Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).
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Semibalanus balanoides
Semibalanus balanoides is a common and widespread boreo-arctic species of acorn barnacle.
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Sessilia
Sessilia is an order of barnacles, comprising the barnacles without stalks, or acorn barnacles.
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Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.
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World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
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10th edition of Systema Naturae
The 10th edition of Systema Naturae is a book written by Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanus
