Specimen ID | 167958 |
Group | Crustaceans-Barnacles |
Genus | Megabalanus |
Species | coccopoma |
Common Name | Titan acorn barnacle |
State | LA |
County | Jefferson |
Locality | Gulf of Mexico at Grand Isle State Park [Eastern tip of Grand Isle, ~15 mi E of Leeville] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | East Central Louisiana Coastal |
HUC8 Number | 08090301 |
HUC10 Name | Barataria Bay-Frontal Gulf of Mexico |
HUC10 Number | 0809030105 |
HUC12 Name | Caminada Bay-Frontal Gulf of Mexico |
HUC12 Number | 080903010507 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2001 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 15848 |
Author: | Perreault, R.T. |
Date: | 2004 |
Title: | An exotic tropical barnacle, Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854), in Louisiana: its probable arrival and environmental implications. |
Journal: | Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences |
Volume: | 66 |
Pages: | 13-16 |
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Comments | No second generation specimens observed. |
Record Type | Specimen |
Disposal | Scripps Institute of Oceanography |
Museum Cat Number | SIO-BIC C-10480 |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Number Collected | 1 |