Closeup of striped barnacles or purple acorn barnacles (Amphibalanus amphitrite) on a ship hull. Sessile barnacle. Biofouling, biological fouling.

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Closeup of striped barnacles or purple acorn barnacles (Amphibalanus amphitrite) on a ship hull. Sessile barnacle. Biofouling, biological fouling.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Ses Salines Natural Park, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Spain
Photo credit: © Jaime Franch Wildlife Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: acorn, amphibalanus, amphitrite, amphitrites, arthropod, arthropoda, balanidae, baleares, balearic, barnacle, biofouling, biological, cirripedia, close-, closeup, crustacea, crustacean, formentera, fouling, hull, invertebrate, islands, macro, marine, maxillopoda, pitiusas, pityuses, pityusic, purple, rock, sessilia, ship, spain, striped, álano