Balanus variegatus
Darwin,
1854 (Barnacle)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Museum Victoria Australia
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Order: | Sessilia |
| Family: | Balanidae |
Image copyrights: Museum Victoria Australia
Description
Size: Maximum carino-rostral diameter 22 mm; height 15 mm.
Shell usually conical. When growing in aggregation assumed cylindrical shape; radii usually wide with fine transverse striations and oblique summits; orifice relatively larger and more prominently toothed in aggregated specimens.
Opercular valves: Adductor ridge of the scutum high and moderately longer resembling the specimens from Bombay described by Karande and Palekar (1966). Internal surface of tergum strongly roughened particularly the carina1 side; spur end usually bluntly pointed.
Inner maxilla: Lower pair of spines strong, or very strong, sometimes moderate, occasionally on slight prominence.
Cirral appendages: The characters closely agree with the description of Henry and McLaughlin (1975) except for one important character. According to Henry and McLaughlin (1975) the absence of erect teeth below the posterodistal angles in cirri III to VI is considered as one of the characters differentiating Balanus variegatus from Balanus reticulatus which bears the erect teeth.
Size: Maximum carino-rostral diameter 22 mm; height 15 mm.
Shell usually conical. When growing in aggregation assumed cylindrical shape; radii usually wide with fine transverse striations and oblique summits; orifice relatively larger and more prominently toothed in aggregated specimens.
Opercular valves: Adductor ridge of the scutum high and moderately longer resembling the specimens from Bombay described by Karande and Palekar (1966). Internal surface of tergum strongly roughened particularly the carina1 side; spur end usually bluntly pointed.
Inner maxilla: Lower pair of spines strong, or very strong, sometimes moderate, occasionally on slight prominence.
Cirral appendages: The characters closely agree with the description of Henry and McLaughlin (1975) except for one important character. According to Henry and McLaughlin (1975) the absence of erect teeth below the posterodistal angles in cirri III to VI is considered as one of the characters differentiating Balanus variegatus from Balanus reticulatus which bears the erect teeth.
Synonym (s)
• Balanus amphitrite var. variegatus Darwin, 1854
• Balanus amphitrite var. cirratus Darwin, 1854
• Balanus carenatus Gruvel, 1907
• Balanus amphitrite cirratus Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
• Balanus amphitrite variegatus Nilsson-Cantell, 1934a
• Balanus amphitrite rafflesi Nilsson-Cantell, 1934a
• Balanus amphitrite venustus Nilsson-Cantell, 1938a
• Balanus amphitrite vladivostokensis Tarasov & Zevina, 1957
• Balanus variegatus Harding, 1962
• Balanus variegatus var. cirratus Harding, 1962
• Balanus variegatus cirratus Utinomi & Kikuchi, 1966
• Balanus variegatus variegatus Utinomi, 1968
• Balanus amphitrite var. variegatus Darwin, 1854
• Balanus amphitrite var. cirratus Darwin, 1854
• Balanus carenatus Gruvel, 1907
• Balanus amphitrite cirratus Nilsson-Cantell, 1921
• Balanus amphitrite variegatus Nilsson-Cantell, 1934a
• Balanus amphitrite rafflesi Nilsson-Cantell, 1934a
• Balanus amphitrite venustus Nilsson-Cantell, 1938a
• Balanus amphitrite vladivostokensis Tarasov & Zevina, 1957
• Balanus variegatus Harding, 1962
• Balanus variegatus var. cirratus Harding, 1962
• Balanus variegatus cirratus Utinomi & Kikuchi, 1966
• Balanus variegatus variegatus Utinomi, 1968
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Coastal
Habitat: Coastal
Biogeography
• South East Coast INDIA (Depth: -(9.14-27.43) mts)
• Tamil Nadu, Coleroon Backwaters INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Parangipettai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Kovalam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pichavaram INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Periyakuppam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Mudasalodai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Kalpakkam INDIA (Record: 1987-1988)
• Tamil Nadu, Edaiyur Backwaters (Lat: 12.56) (Long: 80.18) INDIA (Record: 04/1988-03/1989)
• South East Coast INDIA (Depth: -(9.14-27.43) mts)
• Tamil Nadu, Coleroon Backwaters INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Parangipettai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Kovalam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pichavaram INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Periyakuppam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Mudasalodai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Kalpakkam INDIA (Record: 1987-1988)
• Tamil Nadu, Edaiyur Backwaters (Lat: 12.56) (Long: 80.18) INDIA (Record: 04/1988-03/1989)
Literature Source(s)
- Ramakrishna; Sarkar, J and Talukdar, S (2003) Marine invertebrates of Digha coast and some recomendations on their conservation Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata 101(3-4) 1 Available at - NCL, Pune
- Fernando, AS and Fernando, OJ (2002) A field guide to the common invertebrates of the east coast of India Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology 1-258 Available at - NIO, RC Kochi
- Fernando, SA (2006) Monograph on Indian Barnacles Ocean science and technology Cell, Kochi 9-199 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Sasikumar, N; Rajagopal, S and Nair, KVK (1989) Seasonal and vertical distribution of macrofoulants in Kalpakkam coastal waters Indian Journal of Marine Sciences Scientific Publishers 18(4) 270-275 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Rajagopal, S; Azariah, J and Nair, KVK (1990) Ecology of fouling organisms in Edaiyur backwaters, Kalpakkam Mahasagar- Bulletin of the National Institute of Oceanography NIO, Goa 23 (1) 29-41 Available at - ijs.nio.org/index.php/msagar/article/download/2417/2392
Page last updated on:2011-07-01
