Lepas
Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae.[1]
| Lepas | |
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| Lepas anserifera | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Thecostraca | 
| Subclass: | Cirripedia | 
| Order: | Scalpellomorpha | 
| Family: | Lepadidae | 
| Genus: | Lepas Linnaeus, 1758  | 
| Species | |
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Species
    
Species in the genus include:[2]
- Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
 - Lepas anserifera Linnaeus, 1767
 - Lepas australis Darwin, 1851
 - Lepas hilli Leach, 1818
 - Lepas indica Annandale, 1909
 - Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793
 - Lepas testudinata Aurivillius, 1894
 
Images of Lepas
A detached holdfast of Durvillaea antarctica colonised by Lepas australis
A closer photo of L. australis on the same kelp holdfast
References
    
- WoRMS (2011). "Lepadidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
 - WoRMS (2011). "Lepas Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
 
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