Balanus calidus

Size

Hiegth: 0.4cm (0.15") Base diameter: 0.6cm (0.3")

Recognition Characters

Shell is wall plicate or with low, broadly rounded ribs. Carinal side of basal margin entire. Exterior of scutum is strongly ribbed at regular intervals.

Color

Habitat & Depth

Found in fouling communities on docks, pilings, wrecks, and debris on reefs. Also attach to turtle and mollusk shells.

Distribution at GRNMS

Common. Encrust rocks and debris.

Geographic Range

North Carolina south to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico

Behavior & Notes

Synonyms

References

Zullo 1979