Perforatus perforatus is a species of barnacle in the family Balanidae. It is found on the lower shore and in the neritic zone in the warm temperate parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Perforated 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
- Amphibalanus amphitrite
- Austromegabalanus nigrescens
- Balanus trigonus
- Amphibalanus reticulatus
- Balanus laevis
- Tetraclita stalactifera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Hexanauplia
- Order
- Balanomorpha
- Family
- Balanidae
- Genus
- Perforatus
- Species
- Perforatus perforatus
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