Coral
barnacle
Pyrgoma sp.*
Family Pyrgomatidae
updated
Mar 2020
Where
seen? These
tiny burrowing animals pock-mark some hard corals.
Features: Often, all that can
be seen on the surface of the hard coral are tiny slits (0.2cm), sometimes
bright blue.
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St John's Island,
May 06

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Raffles Lighthouse,
Jun 07

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Chek Jawa, May 2025
Photo
shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook.
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Sisters Island, Apr
04
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Tanah Merah, Aug 09
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*Species
are difficult to positively identify without examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Coral
barnacles on Singapore shores |
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