Tesseropora rosea

rose barnacle
at Long Reef, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Thecostraca
Subclass:	Cirripedia
Order:	Balanomorpha
Family:	Tetraclitidae
Genus:	Tesseropora
Species:	T. rosea
Binomial name
Tesseropora rosea Krauss 1848

Tesseropora rosea, the rose barnacle is a species of barnacle found in eastern and southern Australia, and South Africa.

The hard exterior is grey to whitish with four shell plates. Larger specimens show a pinkish colour. Size is 20 millimetres across to 12 millimetres tall. The habitat is exposed rocky shores, from high tide levels to a depth of 58 metres. The diet is plankton and small particles. This barnacle can tolerate strong wave activity.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Tesseropora rosea". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
2. "Tesseropora rosea". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
3. "Tesseropora rosea". Museum of Tropical Queensland. Retrieved 9 August 2019.