Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rosette 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
- Chthamalus malayensis
- Tesseropora rosea
- Epopella plicata
- Tetraclita serrata
- Jehlius cirratus
- Catomerus polymerus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Hexanauplia
- Order
- Balanomorpha
- Family
- Tetraclitidae
- Genus
- Tetraclitella
- Species
- Tetraclitella purpurascens
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