Reticulated barnacle vs Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus reticulatus compared with Amphibalanus amphitrite

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Reticulated barnacle	Striped Acorn Barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Maxillopoda (소악류)	Maxillopoda (소악류)
Order same	Sessilia (Sessilia)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family same	Balanidae	Balanidae
Genus same	Amphibalanus	Amphibalanus
Species	Amphibalanus reticulatus	Amphibalanus amphitrite

Evolutionary Relationship

Reticulated barnacle and Striped Acorn Barnacle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amphibalanus.

Conservation Status

Reticulated barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Reticulated barnacle	Striped Acorn Barnacle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Reticulated barnacle

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, France, Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇫🇷 France 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇵🇦 Panama 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇺🇸 United States