Austromegabalanus nigrescens Giant Black Barnacle

Austromegabalanus nigrescens is commonly referred to as Giant Black Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16876 

AphiaID:

535004 

Scientific:

Austromegabalanus nigrescens 

German:

Schwarze Riesenseepocke 

English:

Giant Black Barnacle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Balanomorpha (Order) > Balanidae (Family) > Austromegabalanus (Genus) > nigrescens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1818 

Occurrence:

Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 9 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Ship Hulls 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Austromegabalanus nigrescens
  Schwarze Riesenseepocke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-19 17:58:00 

Last edit:

2025-02-25 21:52:46 

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