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Megabalanus azoricus

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46: 33: 241:. It is the largest and third most common shallow water barnacle of the Azores, where it is heavily exploited for food and has a high commercial value since the colonization of the islands. It was included in the 100 species for priority management within Macaronesia. It is a 264:
as they provide shelter and substrata for egg deposition during reproduction. A large number of invertebrate species also use the empty shells. Although present throughout the archipelago, it is more abundant in the eastern islands. It has a genetic similarity with
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species are digonic hermaphroditism in sessile adults, development of planktotrophic larvae, dependence on exposed rocky shores in the intertidal habitat, and insular distribution restricted to the northeastern Atlantic oceanic islands.
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filter feeder and the majority are hermaphrodites. It is more abundant in the first 3 m (9.8 ft) on the low intertidal and infralittoral rocky shores. The empty shells of the barnacles are a vital habitat for the blennies
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Quinteiro, Javier; Manent, Pablo; Pérez-Diéguez, Lois; González, José A.; Almeida, Corrine; Lopes, Evandro; Araújo, Ricardo; Carreira, Gilberto P.; Rey-Méndez, Manuel; González-Henríquez, Nieves (2015).
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Nunes, Carla; Paulino, Barbara; Rodeia, João; Girolamo, Mirko De; Isidro, Eduardo (2016).
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Some crucial features of the 693:Balanus tintinnabulum azoricus 1: 760:Crustaceans described in 1916 421:10.1371/journal.pone.0124707 496:10.13140/RG.2.2.16115.32809 455:Marine Biodiversity Records 781: 487:, nos laboratórios AquaLab 483:O cultivo larvar da craca 467:10.1017/S1755267212000590 268:Megabalanus tintinnabulum 182: 175: 156: 149: 41:Scientific classification 39: 30: 23: 261:Coryphoblennius galerita 209:, is a species of large 755:Fauna of Macaronesia 550:Megabalanus azoricus 520:Megabalanus azoricus 485:Megabalanus azoricus 449:Megabalanus azoricus 402:Megabalanus azoricus 361:Megabalanus azoricus 299:Megabalanus azoricus 202:Megabalanus azoricus 160:Megabalanus azoricus 25:Megabalanus azoricus 447:"Re-examination of 16:Species of barnacle 331:"Azorean barnacle" 249:Parablennius ruber 732: 731: 650:Open Tree of Life 512:Taxon identifiers 198: 197: 193: 772: 725: 724: 712: 711: 710: 684: 683: 671: 670: 658: 657: 645: 644: 632: 631: 619: 618: 606: 605: 593: 592: 580: 579: 567: 566: 554: 553: 552: 539: 538: 537: 507: 500: 499: 477: 471: 470: 442: 436: 435: 433: 423: 404:(Pilsbry, 1916)" 394: 383: 382: 380: 378: 363:(Pilsbry, 1916)" 355: 349: 348: 346: 344: 338:OSPAR Convention 335: 327: 318: 317: 315: 313: 301:(Pilsbry, 1916)" 293: 207:Azorean barnacle 191: 162: 142:M. azoricus 49: 48: 35: 21: 780: 779: 775: 774: 773: 771: 770: 769: 735: 734: 733: 728: 720: 715: 706: 705: 700: 687: 679: 674: 666: 661: 653: 648: 640: 635: 627: 622: 614: 609: 601: 596: 588: 583: 575: 570: 562: 557: 548: 547: 542: 533: 532: 527: 514: 504: 503: 479: 478: 474: 444: 443: 439: 414:(4): e0124707. 396: 395: 386: 376: 374: 357: 356: 352: 342: 340: 333: 329: 328: 321: 311: 309: 295: 294: 287: 282: 171: 164: 158: 145: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 778: 776: 768: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 737: 736: 730: 729: 727: 726: 713: 697: 695: 689: 688: 686: 685: 672: 659: 646: 633: 620: 607: 594: 581: 568: 555: 540: 524: 522: 516: 515: 510: 502: 501: 472: 437: 384: 350: 319: 284: 283: 281: 278: 235:Canary Islands 213:in the family 196: 195: 180: 179: 173: 172: 165: 154: 153: 147: 146: 139: 137: 133: 132: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 777: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 742: 740: 723: 718: 714: 709: 703: 699: 698: 696: 694: 690: 682: 677: 673: 669: 664: 660: 656: 651: 647: 643: 638: 634: 630: 625: 621: 617: 612: 608: 604: 599: 595: 591: 586: 582: 578: 573: 569: 565: 560: 556: 551: 545: 541: 536: 530: 526: 525: 523: 521: 517: 513: 508: 497: 493: 489: 488: 484: 476: 473: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 450: 441: 438: 432: 427: 422: 417: 413: 409: 405: 403: 393: 391: 389: 385: 372: 368: 364: 362: 354: 351: 339: 332: 326: 324: 320: 308: 307: 302: 300: 292: 290: 286: 279: 277: 274: 270: 269: 263: 262: 257: 256: 255:P. incognitus 251: 250: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 203: 194: 192:Pilsbry, 1916 190: 186: 181: 178: 174: 169: 163: 161: 155: 152: 151:Binomial name 148: 144: 143: 138: 135: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 122: 119: 116: 113: 112: 109: 106: 103: 102: 99: 96: 93: 92: 89: 86: 83: 82: 79: 76: 73: 72: 69: 66: 63: 62: 59: 56: 53: 52: 47: 42: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 692: 519: 486: 482: 475: 458: 454: 448: 440: 411: 407: 401: 375:. 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Thecostraca
Cirripedia
Balanomorpha
Balanidae
Megabalanus
Binomial name
Pilsbry
Synonyms
barnacle
Balanidae
endemic
Macaronesia
Azores
Madeira
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
thoracopodal
Parablennius ruber
P. incognitus
Coryphoblennius galerita
Megabalanus tintinnabulum


"Megabalanus azoricus (Pilsbry, 1916)"

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