Tesseropora rosea, the rose barnacle is a species of barnacle found in eastern and southern Australia, and South Africa.

rose barnacle
at Long Reef, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Tetraclitidae
Genus: Tesseropora
Species:
T. rosea
Binomial name
Tesseropora rosea
Krauss 1848

The hard exterior is grey to whitish with four shell plates. Larger specimens show a pinkish colour. Size is 20 millimetres across to 12 millimetres tall. The habitat is exposed rocky shores, from high tide levels to a depth of 58 metres. The diet is plankton and small particles. This barnacle can tolerate strong wave activity.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tesseropora rosea". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Tesseropora rosea". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Tesseropora rosea". Museum of Tropical Queensland. Retrieved 9 August 2019.