Pelagic Goose Barnacle, Lepas anatifera

About 5mm shell length. On kelp at Crystal Cove, Orange County, CA. 4/1/14. © Peter J. Bryant.	Pelagic Goose Barnacle Lepas anatifera Cirripedia: Lepadidae Cosmopolitan but more common in tropical and subtropical seas. Back to Crustacea index page Back to Intertidal index page Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
About 5mm shell length. On kelp at Crystal Cove, Orange County, CA. 4/1/14. © Peter J. Bryant.	Video of feeding . Balboa Island at Abalone, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/1/2018. © Peter J. Bryant.
On giant kelp washed up at Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, CA. 4/25/2014. © Timothy Arehart
With predator Fiona nudibranch, Fiona pinnata, on tar-contaminated kelp washed up at Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, CA. 4/25/2014. © Timothy Arehart