Parasitic Barnacle Facts: the BARNACLE You've NEVER HEARD OF 🤮

Описание: You've probably heard of acorn barnacles and goose barnacles, but have you heard of parasitic barnacles? Do you know what a parasitic barnacle is? Learn about this barnacle you've never heard of on this episode of Animal Fact Files! We'll discuss all kinds of parasitic barnacle facts! Trypophobia warning!

Scientific Name: Superorder - Rhizocephala
Range: freshwater to ocean depths around the world, some are semi terrestrial with host
Habitat: open water as larvae, a crustacean host as adults
Diet: Nutrients absorbed through host’s hemolymph
Threats: larvae likely eaten by planktonic consuming organisms
Lifespan: potentially the life of the host

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Parasitic Barnacle 0:00
Parasitic Barnacle A CRUSTACEAN?! 0:22
Parasitic Barnacle LIFE CYCLE - Female 1:03
Parasitic Barnacle LIFE CYCLE - Male 2:16
Parasitic Barnacle IMPACTS TO HOST 2:55
Parasitic Barnacle HABITAT and RANGE 3:19
Thanks! 3:31
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Christoph Noever - https://www.artsdatabanken.no/Pages/F...
Mariusz Tyburski -    • IRISH SEA LIFE WEST COAST PART THREE  
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Thomas Schwaha -    • Cirriped nauplius   ;    • Cypris  
Allison Mckellar -    • Barnacles and friends in Camden Harbor  
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