| Lepas anatifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Scalpellomorpha |
| Family: | Lepadidae |
| Genus: | Lepas |
| Species: | L. anatifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepas anatifera | |
Lepas anatifera, commonly known as the pelagic gooseneck barnacle or smooth gooseneck barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae. These barnacles are found, often in large numbers, attached by their flexible stalks to floating timber, the hulls of ships, piers, pilings, seaweed, and various sorts of flotsam.[2]
- ^ Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WallaWallawas invoked but never defined (see the help page).