Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID237085
GroupCrustaceans-Barnacles
GenusMegabalanus
Speciescoccopoma
Common NameTitan acorn barnacle
StateSC
CountyCharleston
LocalityFolly River in Folly Beach, on a marina's floating dock
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Carolina Coastal
HUC8 Number03050202
HUC10 NameStono River
HUC10 Number0305020202
HUC12 NameFolly Creek
HUC12 Number030502020204
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month12
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberSCDNR-Taxonomic Ctr
VerifierDavid Knott - SCDNR, Charleston, SC
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Marine
Number Collected4
Size0.5-1.5 inch at base


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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