Pollicipes elegans
| Pollicipes elegans | |
|---|---|
| Original drawing of Pollicipes elegans illustrated by René Lesson in 1831 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Pollicipedomorpha |
| Family: | Pollicipedidae |
| Genus: | Pollicipes |
| Species: | P. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollicipes elegans (Rene Lesson, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pollicipes rigidus Sowerby, 1839 | |
Pollicipes elegans, the Pacific goose barnacle, is a species of gooseneck barnacle inhabiting the tropical coastline of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its habitat borders a close relative, Pollicipes polymerus, a gooseneck barnacle covering the coastline of the Pacific Northwest. Other species belonging to the genus Pollicipes are found along the eastern coastlines of the Atlantic Ocean.