Tetraclita stalactifera, the ribbed barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ribbed Barnacle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tetraclita panamensis
- Tetraclita serrata
- Tetraclitella purpurascens
- Perforatus perforatus
- Tesseropora rosea
- Semibalanus cariosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Hexanauplia
- Order
- Balanomorpha
- Family
- Tetraclitidae
- Genus
- Tetraclita
- Species
- Tetraclita stalactifera
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