Chthamalus fragilis
| Chthamalus fragilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Sessilia |
| Family: | Chthamalidae |
| Genus: | Chthamalus |
| Species: | C. fragilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chthamalus fragilis Darwin, 1854[1] | |
Chthamalus fragilis is a small gray barnacle found in the upper intertidal zone of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, from approximately Cape Cod southward to Florida and into the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The species is believed to have been distributed only as far northward as South Carolina or Virginia as recently as the late 1800s, when it was noticed along the Massachusetts coast. The species may have expanded its range naturally or been introduced to New England through anthropogenic activities.[2]
References
- ↑ "Chthamalus fragilis Darwin, 1854". The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Phylogeographic structure and northward range expansion in the barnacle Chthamalus fragilis". PeerJ 3: e926. April 30, 2015. doi:10.7717/peerj.926. PMID 25945315. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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