Ibla quadrivalvis explained

Ibla quadrivalvis is a species of barnacle in the Iblidae family. The common name for this species is hairy stalked barnacle.

The species was studied by Charles Darwin.[1] He first described that this specie is androdioecious.[2]

They live under rocks, in damp cracks and among colonies of tube worms.[3] They are the only stalked barnacle living permanently on rocky shores of south-eastern Australia.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Southward, Alan J.. Barnacle Biology. 2018-12-19. Routledge. 978-1-351-46475-8. 15. en.
  2. Book: Cothran. Rickey. Reproductive Biology: The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 6. Thiel. Martin. 2020-01-22. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-068856-1. 221. en.
  3. Web site: Ibla quadrivalvis (Cuvier, 1817), Hairy Stalked Barnacle. 2021-09-24. Museums Victoria Collections.
  4. Web site: Australia. Atlas of Living. Species: Ibla quadrivalvis. 2021-09-25. bie.ala.org.au. en-AU.

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