Barnacles, copepods and allies
Barnacles and their relatives are all crustaceans, with the copepods and ostracods (seed shrimps) being the most numerous species. Most are tiny - only a millimeter or so in size. Some have adopted a parasitic way of life.
Order
Goose barnacles (Pedunculata)Goose barnacles are odd-looking crustaceans usually found in quite deep water. Occasionally they can be found on debris that has become dislodged from the sea bed and washed up on the shore.
Earth News
-
onwoodenpiling(underneathadock).jpg)
Barnacles' sticky secret revealed
Barnacles are able to attach themselves to almost anything.
About
Maxillopoda is a class under the phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Crustacea, and is characterised by a reduction of the abdomen and its appendages. The most species-rich groups are the barnacles and copepods.
The head is made up of 5 (five) segments, the thorax 6 (six) segments and the abdomen 4 (four) segments, as well as a telson. There are no appendages on the abdomen.
A common Maxillopoda are the many barnacles, often seen covering anything hard.
This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. If you find the content in the 'About' section factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. For more information on our use of Wikipedia please read our FAQ.
Scientific Classification
Phylum: Arthropod (Arthropoda)
Class: Maxillopoda
Other Arthropoda
- Insects (Insecta)
- Lobsters, woodlice and allies (Malacostraca)
- Millipedes (Diplopoda)
- Spiders, mites and allies (Arachnida)
Elsewhere on the web
- Maxillopoda (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
- Barnacle anatomy (mesa.edu.au)
- Article on barnacles (pznow.co.uk)
- Introduction to the maxillopoda (ucmp.berkeley.edu)
- Maxillopoda (wikipedia.org)
Site links
BBC links
© MMIX
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.