genus Balanus


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Noun1.genus Balanus - type genus of the family Balanidaegenus Balanus - type genus of the family Balanidae  
Balanus
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Balanidae, family Balanidae - stalkless barnacles
acorn barnacle, Balanus balanoides, rock barnacle - barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
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Barnacles in the genus Balanus (Arthropoda) dominated all samples numerically.
Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida
Barnacles (of the genus Balanus) have three stages to their life cycle: the free-swimming nauplius; the cyprid, specialized for settling; and the reproductive adult.
Uptake of the neurotransmitter histamine into the eyes of larvae of the barnacle (Balanus amphitrite)

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