Bay barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

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Observations
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Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Amphibalanus improvisus
Author
(Darwin, 1854)
Vernacular names
  • merirokko (Finnish)
  • slät havstulpan (Swedish)
  • Bay barnacle (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.53030
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
  • Stable population
  • Anthropogenic
This species is invasive
EstablishmentEstablished
Regulatory Status
  • Finland’s National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (GR 2012) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 NA – Not Applicable
Expert
  • Risto Väinölä
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Crustaceans
  • Macrocrustaceans
  • Other macrocrustaceans