leaf barnacle / goose barnacle among acorn barnaclePollicipes polymerus (formerly Mitella polymerus) among Balanus glandula
I'm trying to get outside of my comfort zone and ID things I know very little about. Many people would recognize a barnacle, but I think few would know particular species. Indeed, as I was researching, there seems to be conflicting information about the identity of some very common barnacles. I may change the embedded links as I look into this some more.
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Leaving one's comfort zone can be eye-opening and frustrating!
Wait till you come up against the difference in barnacle species [or dragonfly, mushroom, nudibranch, etc.] being some feature that is discernible only under a microscope, and even when you can see the feature, you still have to interpret just what it is you are seeing! Phooey! :)
You would know, John. I appreciate what you're saying as I've often found descriptions of microscopic features that can only be discerned if compared to something else.
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