Megabalanus coccopoma, the titan acorn barnacle, is a tropical species of barnacle first described by Charles Darwin in 1854. Its native range is the Pacific coasts of South and Central America but it is extending its range to other parts of the world.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Titan Acorn 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
- Megabalanus tintinnabulum
- Balanus trigonus
- Menesiniella regalis
- Amphibalanus reticulatus
- Megabalanus californicus
- Notomegabalanus decorus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Hexanauplia
- Order
- Balanomorpha
- Family
- Balanidae
- Genus
- Megabalanus
- Species
- Megabalanus coccopoma
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