Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID238413
GroupCrustaceans-Barnacles
GenusMegabalanus
Speciescoccopoma
Common NameTitan acorn barnacle
StateFL
CountyVolusia
LocalityPonce de Leon Inlet [vicinity of the town of Ponce Inlet]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCape Canaveral
HUC8 Number03080202
HUC10 NameMosquito Lagoon
HUC10 Number0308020204
HUC12 NameMosquito Lagoon
HUC12 Number030802020400
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierDr. Francis Kerckhof, Royal Belgium Inst. Nat. Sci
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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