Specimen Information

Megabalanus coccopoma
Megabalanus coccopoma
(Titan acorn barnacle)
Crustaceans-Barnacles
Exotic

Specimen ID241708
GroupCrustaceans-Barnacles
GenusMegabalanus
Speciescoccopoma
Common NameTitan acorn barnacle
StateSC
CountyBeaufort
LocalityPort Royal Sound [adjacent to Hilton Head Island]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBroad-St. Helena
HUC8 Number03050208
HUC10 NameBroad River-Port Royal Sound
HUC10 Number0305020806
HUC12 NameBroad River-Port Royal Sound
HUC12 Number030502080608
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsSee voucher photos.
Record TypePersonal communication
Museum Cat NumberSERTC, Charleston
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Photo
Megabalanus coccopoma
Megabalanus coccopoma


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/30/2024].

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