Mastodawn

#Balanomorpha is a clade of #barnacles of the higher taxon#Cirripedia.As adults these #crustaceans are #sessile with a calcareous #shell to fully retract, secreted by the pouch-like, modified carapax. M.Zhang et al. (2023) isolated the #mitochondrialgenome of the invasive species Megabalanus coccopoma,thus establishing it as a #scientificmodel.
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Hainamire Jul 19, 2024

Je viens de recevoir mes Sessile réparées. Elles sont comme neuves, c'est très impressionnant. Je m'achèterai sans doute une seconde paire dans quelques mois pour disposer d'un peu de marge pendant les réparations mais y'a pas à dire, je suis trop fier. La team a même modifié le petit message remerciant ma mère (c'était un cadeau d'anniversaire) pour s'adresser à moi. #sessile #madeinfrance #ecofriendly

bioGraphic Feb 15, 2023

As the world warms, animals living near the coast are facing stronger storms, rising seas, and extreme temperatures. While many can swim, fly, or scuttle away, some marine creatures can barely move, let alone make a speedy escape.

#MarineAnimals #CoastalAnimals #MarineLife #ClimateChange #Flooding #SeaLevelChange #Tide #Tidal #Barnacles #Limpets #Sessile #Affixed #Mobile #Escape #Heat #ExtremeHeat #Storms

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/how-will-creatures-that-can-barely-move-handle-climate-change/

How Will Creatures That Can Barely Move Handle Climate Change? | Hakai Magazine

Lots of species are being forced to move to escape the heat. Some just can’t move very far.

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