Sponge
barnacle
Membranobalanus longirostrum
Family Archaeobalanidae
updated
Mar 2020
Where
seen? The tiny feathery feet of this barnacle is sometimes seen in Chocolate sponges.
Features: Feet 0.5cm long extended out of holes in the sponge, transparent with tiny white spots.
Shell embedded in the sponge and not visible. |
Pulau Hantu, May 05 |
Sentosa, Sep 08 |
Sisters Island, May 08 |
*Species
are difficult to positively identify without examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
| Sponge
barnacles on Singapore shores |
| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Cyrene Reef, Aug 12
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on flickr. |
Pulau Tekukor, Sep 19
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on facebook. |
Terumbu Pempang Tengah, May 23
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on facebook. |
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Terumbu Pempang Tengah, Jul 19
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Cyrene Reef, Aug 12
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Links
References
- Lim Swee
Cheng, Nicole de Voogd and Tan Koh Siang. 2008. A
Guide to Sponges of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre.
173pp.
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