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acorn barnacle

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acorn barnacle [′ā‚kȯrn ‚bär·nə·kəl]
(invertebrate zoology)
Any of the sessile barnacles that are enclosed in conical, flat-bottomed shells and attach to ships and near-shore rocks and piles.


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Animal communities associated with the intertidal zone include scorched mussels, various species of acorn barnacle, tunicates and sea anemones.
 
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