Tetraclitella purpurascens Purple Four-Plated Barnacle

Tetraclitella purpurascens is commonly referred to as Purple Four-Plated Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Simon Grove, Australia

Purple barnacle Tetraclitella purpurascens, Taroona, Tasmania, June 2014 - CC BY Simon Grove

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lexID:: 16878
AphiaID:: 395056

Scientific:: Tetraclitella purpurascens
German:: Lila 4-PlattenSeepocke
English:: Purple Four-Plated Barnacle

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Balanomorpha (Order) > Tetraclitidae (Family) > Tetraclitella (Genus) > purpurascens (Species)
Initial determination:: (Wood, ), 1815

Occurrence:: Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
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:: Coastal waters, Epibiont (living on other organisms), Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown