Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1791)
(Poli’s Stellate Barnacle)

Interactions where Chthamalus stellatus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mantle cavity mantle cavity is ectoparasitised by adult Foreign Hemioniscus balani a parasitic sea slater Isopoda: Hemioniscidae British Marine Isopods, Naylor, E., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Hemioniscidae/Hemioniscus balani/Hemioniscus balania parasitic sea slateradult Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Chthamalidae/Chthamalus stellatus/Chthamalus stellatusPoli's stellate barnaclemantle cavity adult ectoparasitises mantle cavity

Author & YearTitleSource
Naylor, E., 1972British Marine IsopodsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 3, 86pp, The Linnean Society of London

Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle)
FamilyCHTHAMALIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles)
SuperfamilyCHTHAMALOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderBALANOMORPHA (a suborder of acorn barnacles)
OrderSESSILIA (acorn barnacles)
SuperorderTHORACICA (acorn and goose barnacles)
InfraclassCirripedia (barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Cyprid

Lilley, M.K.S. 2006 Chthamalid cyprid identification - a photographic guide Marine Biological Association

Nauplius

Burrows, M.T., Hawkins, S.J. & Southward, A.J.

1999 Larval development of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus stellatus and Chthamalus montagui JMBA 79: 93-101.

Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chthamalus stellatus (Poli’s Stellate Barnacle):

Micropyle opening bright orange. Aperture usually oval, but can approach or overlap with kite shape usually found in C. montagui.

Mainly on lower shore of exposed headlands

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