Armatobalanus nefrens
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Armatobalanus nefrens is a species of barnacle
in the family Archaeobalanidae
. It is endemic to the United States
, where it is found as far north as Monterey Bay
. It lives embedded in the coral
s Stylaster californicus and Errinopora pourtalesii. It is listed as Data Deficient
on the IUCN Red List
.
Barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile suspension feeders, and have...
in the family Archaeobalanidae
Archaeobalanidae
Archaeobalanidae is a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia.-Taxonomy:*Subfamily Acastinae**Genus Acasta Leach, 1817**Genus Conopea Say, 1822*Subfamily Archaeobalaninae**Genus Chirona Gray, 1835**Genus Solidobalanus...
. It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it is found as far north as Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, along the central coast of California. The bay is south of San Francisco and San Jose, between the cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey....
. It lives embedded in the coral
Coral
Corals are marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.A coral "head" is a colony of...
s Stylaster californicus and Errinopora pourtalesii. It is listed as Data Deficient
Data Deficient
Data Deficient is a category applied by the IUCN, other agencies, and individuals to a species when the available information is not sufficient for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made...
on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
.