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unusual facts about barnacle



Anthony de Sa

De Sa expanded on the story "Shoeshine Boy" from Barnacle Love, set against the 1977 murder of Emanuel Jaques, into a novel.

Balanus

The species Balanus balanoides (common barnacle, common rock barnacle, northern rock barnacle) has been reclassified as Semibalanus balanoides in the family Archaeobalanidae, due to its membranous base.

Balanus eburneus

The native range of the ivory barnacle extends from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico but it has extended this range as a result of fouling the bottoms of ships and because its larvae are sometimes transported in ballast water.

Balanus glandula

Balanus glandula is 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.

Chiswell Islands

Starfish, barnacles and other sea life that thrive in a rocky habitat are abundant.

Giant oceanic manta ray

The Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants includes an antagonist/secondary character named Man-Ray, a super villain based on the manta ray who acts as a nemesis to the series' superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.

Lough Swilly

These reclaimed lands are now regarded as one of Ireland's premier wetlands for wildlife conservation and birdwatching, supporting over 4,000 Whooper Swans and thousands of Greenland white front, Barnacle, Greylagg and Brent geese.

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy

Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy were created and designed by Stephen Hillenburg.

Orthasterias

The rainbow star is a predator and feeds on a range of invertebrates including gastropod molluscs, limpets, bivalves, brachiopods, chitons, barnacles and tunicates.

Pete Barnacle

Pete Barnacle was member of Gillan in 1979 touring on Japan, then was part of Broken Home.

Sanity Stomp

(Fox, Jennings, Ruffy and Barnacle were all members of The Ruts)


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