Goose barnacle

Japanese: エボシガイ - えぼしがい(英語表記)goose barnacle
Goose barnacle

A marine animal belonging to the family Heterolepas, class Crustacea, order Complete Thorax. It drifts on driftwood and seaweed, and also attaches to fishing nets and the bottom of boats. It is widely distributed throughout the oceans, and is often found in the waters around Japan. Its head, covered with five bluish-white shell plates, namely a ridge plate, a pair of dorsal plates and a pair of flaps, is about 5 cm long, and the extendable handle is also about 5 cm long. There are many L. anserifera , which drifts on pumice, in the waters around Japan. The name Heterolepas is sometimes used as a general name, including Heterolepas quadrata (family Heterolepasidae), which is found mainly on crabs, and Poecilasma kaempferi (family Poecilasma), which is found on spider crabs.

[Masamichi Takeda]

Scirtosporum (ecology)
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Scirtosporum (ecology)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

節足動物門甲殻綱完胸目エボシガイ科に属する海産動物。流木や流れ藻などについて漂流し、漁網や船底にもつく。全大洋に広く分布し、日本近海にも多い。青白色の5枚の殻板、すなわち1枚の峰板(ほうばん)、1対ずつの背板と楯板(じゅんばん)で覆われた頭状部は約5センチメートルで、伸縮自在の柄部も5センチメートルほどである。軽石について漂流するカルエボシL. anseriferaも日本近海に少なくない。エボシガイの名は、主としてカニ類につくハダカエボシHeterolepas quadrata(ハダカエボシ科)やタカアシガニにつくヒメエボシPoecilasma kaempferi(ヒメエボシ科)なども含めて、総称名として使われることもある。

[武田正倫]

エボシガイ(生態)
ひげ状の蔓脚でプランクトンを取り込んで食べる©水中フォート・エンタープライズ 楚山いさむ">

エボシガイ(生態)


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