
Genus : Octomeris
Family: Chthamalidae (Crustacea/Cirripedia)
Taxon : Water invertebrate
Group : Animal
A large barnacle with eight shell plates. The adult uses cirri to sift food particles from the water while the free-swimming larvae are planktonic.
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