Pollicipes polymerus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Pollicipedomorpha |
Family: | Pollicipedidae |
Genus: | Pollicipes |
Species: | P. polymerus
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Binomial name | |
Pollicipes polymerus | |
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Pollicipes polymerus, commonly known as the gooseneck barnacle or leaf barnacle, is a species of stalked barnacle. It is found, often in great numbers, on rocky shores on the Pacific coasts of North America.