Lepadidae (Noun)
Meaning
Goose barnacles.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The lepadidae are a family of small goose barnacles found throughout tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.
- Goose barnacles from the family lepadidae are often characterized by their distinctive feathery antennuliform cirri.
- Adult lepadidae are parasitic crustaceans that attach themselves to floating debris and marine animals.
- These small barnacles of the lepadidae family form dense aggregations in certain marine environments.
- Marine biologists have categorized the lepadidae into a total of eleven different genera.