Balanus


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Noun1.Balanus - type genus of the family BalanidaeBalanus - type genus of the family Balanidae  
genus 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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I have met with striking instances of the rule in the case of varieties intermediate between well-marked varieties in the genus Balanus. And it would appear from information given me by Mr.
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Such effects have been observed in the gastropods Crepidula fornicata (Pechenik et al., 1996a, b, 2002; Pechenik and Tyrell, 2015) and Crepidula onyx (Chiu et al., 2007), the bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis (Phillips, 2002, 2004), the polychaete Polydora ligni (Qian et al., 1990), and the barnacles Balanus amphitrite (Thiyagarajan et al., 2003) and Austrominius modestus (Torres et al., 2016).
Food Restrictions Affect the Larval Metamorphosis and Early Juvenile Performance in a Neotropical Mangrove Fiddler Crab (Leptuca cumulanta)
Using the [delta][.sup.15]N and [delta][.sup.13]C of big-claw snapping shrimps (Alpheus heterochaelis) and ivory barnacles (Balanus eburneus) collected between 1850 and 2004, this study sought to detect incorporation of anthropogenic nitrogen before and after major changes in population or fertilizer use.
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS YIELD INFORMATION ON NITROGEN SOURCES FOR COASTAL GULF OF MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND CARIBBEAN SEA INVERTEBRATES, 1850 TO 2004
Geographic limits and local zonation: the barnacles Semibalanus (Balanus) and Chthamalus in New England.
Distribution, Abundance and Population Ecology of Ashtoret lunaris (Forskel, 1775) and Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 from the Sonmiani Bay (Lagoon), Pakistan
These ostreids are disarticulated and not in living position, showing the boring Gastrochaenolites, and remains of Balanus. The upper 40 cm are rich in trace fossils Ophiomorpha, Gyrolithes and Skolithos, and bivalves (Aequipecten, Amusium, Cardium, Chlamys, Glycymeris and Pecten).
Palaeoenvironmental interpretation of a sand-dominated coastal system of the Upper Miocene of eastern Guadalquivir Basin (south Spain): fossil assemblages, ichnology and taphonomy
sp.3 Cirripedia Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1788) 1,2 1,6 Verruca laevigata (Sowerby, 1827) 5,9 6,5 Balanus laevis Bruguiere, 1789 4,5 3,8 Maxillopoda Copepoda Harpacticoidea indet.
Inhabiting fauna in holdfasts of Lessonia nigrescens complex. Is it an indicator of ecological integrity in exploited kelp beds in northern Chile?
A widespread and conspicuous species in the north-eastern Baltic Sea that produces such structures is Balanus (Amphibalanus) improvisus (Durr and Wahl, 2004; Kotta et al., 2006).
Disturbance-related patterns in unstable rocky benthic habitats of the north-eastern Baltic coast/Fuusilistest hairingutest tingitud pohjaelustiku levikumustrid Laanemere kirdeosa liikuvatel kivistel pohjadel
Thus, biochemical biomarkers evaluated in the barnacle Balanus improvisus (Crustacea: Cirripedia) sampled from both polluted and reference sites in the Patos Lagoon Estuary, Southern Brazil showed pollution and seasonal effects [52].
Potential hazards of a chitin synthesis inhibitor diflubenzuron in the shrimp Penaeus kerathurus: biochemical composition of the hemolymph and muscle during the molt cycle
Schmidt, "Influence of delayed metamorphosis on survival and growth of juvenile barnacles Balanus amphitrite," Marine Biology, vol.
Effects of delayed metamorphosis on larval survival, metamorphosis, and juvenile performance of four closely related species of tropical sea urchins (Genus Echinometra)

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