1 - Marine - Fauna / Flora
Barnacle - "Elminius Modestus"
A four - plated Barnacle species / "Elminius Modestus" / arrived from Australasia, in the
1940's , identified near Southampton and rapidly spreading .They are filter feeders , the
barnacle reopens as the tide rises , using 6 pairs of feathery legs sweeping through the
water catching food (plankton and detritus) from the water.
The particles are passed to the mouth which is inside the shell plates.
Unlike other Barnacles it never seems to stop breeding , releasing successive broods
throughout the year , when the water temperature exceeds 6 degrees C.
Ref: 8294
Date: 17/03/2011
Location: Saundersfoot
