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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
' | The barnacle is in infraclass Cirripedia. Cirripedia is derived from Latin and means "Joint Footed".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacles] If you don't know much about barnacles then you should know that they are a sessile, filter feeding animal covered in calcereous plates that stick to surfaces such as rocks or ships.[http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/crustacea/othercrust/ciriipedia/cirripedia.htm] They are in the same family as crabs and lobsters, and they are very hard to remove from the surfaces they are attached to. Sailors regard them as a major problem because when vast quantities attach themselves to ships it creates a major problem for both the sailors and the boat. However sailors can cover the boat in a copper bottom oxide that keeps the larval stage of barnacles away from the boat. [http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html] | ||
== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
