FAMILY : HETERALEPADIDAE
Heteralepas sp?

These barnacles were found on a large branch of Black Coral (Antipatharia) that was cast up into the rock pools from deeper water.
The Heteralepadids are often called “naked” barnacles, due to the absence of capitular plates. They have a peduncle (stalk) but it is
not distinct from the capitulum (head).

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