Goose Barnacle
Lepas anatifera
Stalked barnacles clustered on drifting wood, floats and debris, with pearly white plates.
- Typical size
- 1–4 in
- How often it turns up
- Common on drift
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- May be alive
Dried clusters on wood are fine to keep. Report anything attached to unusual debris.
How to tell it apart
- Fleshy stalk topped with white plates
- Grows in clusters on floating objects
- Feathery legs visible when wet
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