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Barnacles or Aliens?
If you look closely you will see what looks like a small acorn barnacle attached to a cockle shell that washed up on Wrightsville Beach. This is the Balanus Amphitrite more commonly known as the Purple Acorn Barnacle. These small barnacles can be found worldwide in warm temperate seas. They are said to be the most predominant barnacle of ports worldwide due to ship-facilitated introductions centuries ago which makes them an Alien species to many places. Reproduction and dispersion for this species is not a problem as all considering that the Balanus Amphitrite is hermaphroditic and has the highest penis to body length ratio than any other animal.
Barnacles or Aliens?
If you look closely you will see what looks like a small acorn barnacle attached to a cockle shell that washed up on Wrightsville Beach. This is the Balanus Amphitrite more commonly known as the Purple Acorn Barnacle. These small barnacles can be found worldwide in warm temperate seas. They are said to be the most predominant barnacle of ports worldwide due to ship-facilitated introductions centuries ago which makes them an Alien species to many places. Reproduction and dispersion for this species is not a problem as all considering that the Balanus Amphitrite is hermaphroditic and has the highest penis to body length ratio than any other animal.