Chishima Fujitsubo (Balanus cariosus) - Chishima Fujitsubo (English name)

Japanese: チシマフジツボ(千島藤壺) - チシマフジツボ(英語表記)Balanus cariosus
Chishima Fujitsubo (Balanus cariosus) - Chishima Fujitsubo (English name)
A northern species of barnacle (illustration) that grows in colonies on reefs near the low tide line in cold current waters. A crustacean of the family Balanidae in the order Acanthorax. The shell diameter is about 3-6cm. At first glance, the shape of the shell resembles that of the southern species of black barnacle, but the color of the shell surface is a different, dirty white. It is found north of Matsushima Bay in Miyagi Prefecture. [Gamo Shigeo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
寒流海域の低潮線付近の岩礁上に群生する北方系のフジツボ(イラスト)。完胸目フジツボ科の甲殻類。殻の直径3~6cmくらい。殻の形などは一見南方系のクロフジツボに似ているが,殻の表面の色はこれと異なる汚れた白色をしている。宮城県松島湾以北に分布している。【蒲生 重男】

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