Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Acorn Barnacle)

Interactions where Semibalanus balanoides 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
is predated by adult UK/IrelandMajor Nucella lapillus Dog Whelk Neogastropoda: Muricidae An Introduction to the Biology of British Littoral Barnacles, Rainbow, P.S., 1984
Nucella lapillus, Identification and Biology, Smith, I.F., 2014
 /Animalia/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Neogastropoda/Muricidae/Nucella lapillus/Nucella lapillusdog whelkadult Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Archaeobalanidae/Semibalanus balanoides/Semibalanus balanoidesacorn barnacleMajor adult is predator of
mantle cavity mantle cavity is ectoparasitised by adult UK/Ireland 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 / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Sessilia/Archaeobalanidae/Semibalanus balanoides/Semibalanus balanoidesacorn 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
Rainbow, P.S., 1984An Introduction to the Biology of British Littoral BarnaclesField Studies 6: 1-51.
Smith, I.F., 2014Nucella lapillus, Identification and Biologyhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/264934519_Nucella_lapillus_identification_and_biology

Semibalanus balanoides (Acorn Barnacle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSemibalanus balanoides (Acorn Barnacle)
FamilyARCHAEOBALANIDAE (a family of acorn barnacles)
SuperfamilyBALANOIDEA (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 Semibalanus balanoides (Acorn Barnacle)

Semibalanus balanoides (Acorn Barnacle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Semibalanus balanoides (Acorn Barnacle):

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