Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID237086
GroupCrustaceans-Barnacles
GenusMegabalanus
Speciescoccopoma
Common NameTitan acorn barnacle
StateSC
CountyCharleston
LocalitySullivan Island on beach groin near Ft. Moultrie [western end of island near Charleston]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCooper
HUC8 Number03050201
HUC10 NameCooper River
HUC10 Number0305020107
HUC12 NameLower Cooper River
HUC12 Number030502010707
Map
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Collection Day21
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 Collected40
Size0.75 - 2 inch height


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