Sighting 4678110
Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Giant Rock Barnacle at Green Cape, NSW
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| Austromegabalanus nigrescens | 23 Jun 2025 | Jennyncmg | ||
| Austromegabalanus nigrescens | 22 Jun 2025 | Hejor1 |
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Jennyncmg
wrote:
23 Jun 2025
I think the purple baranacle (bottom right) is Austrobalanus imperator, the Royal Rock Barnacle.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.050353-37.262736
- Altitude 2.8m
- Places Green Cape, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Jun 2025 09:58 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
Collections
- Hejor1 NatureMapr South Coast Barnacles (Cirripedia) Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea) Marine Invertebrates Austromegabalanus nigrescens
Species information
- Austromegabalanus nigrescens Scientific name
- Giant Rock Barnacle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 2.81m to 18.97m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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