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Matt Arnold
DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data
matarn@mba.ac.uk
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2018-01-11
MEDIN Discovery metadata standard
2.3.8
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2004 Southward et al. UK habitat and distribution of the warm-water barnacle Solidobalanus fallax (Crustacea: Cirripedia) records
2016-02-18
publication
DASSHDT00000144
http://www.dassh.ac.uk
New records are given of the occurrence of the warm-water barnacle Solidobalanus fallax in Britain and Europe. This barnacle is not found on rocks or stones, but settles on biological substrata, including algae, cnidarians, bivalves, gastropods and crustaceans. It also settles on plastic bags and nets, plastic-coated objects such as crab and lobster pots and octopus pots made of ceramic or plastic.With one exception the species was unrecorded in Europe before 1980; it may have increased in abundance during recent years as a result of rising temperatures.The cyprid larvae, which can metamorphose on plastic Petri dishes, appear to be adapted to seek out âlow energyâ surfaces. One of the habitats colonized by S. fallax is the sea-fan Eunicella verrucosa, where it seems to have increased in recent years, possibly to the detriment of the cnidarian host. Solidobalanus fallax has the potential to be a serious pest of ¢sh-farming structures to the south of Britain.
Alan Southward
DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data
dassh.enquires@mba.ac.uk
originator
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
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Marine Biological Association of the UK,
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Delimited
Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
NDGO0005
Species distribution
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-01-06
revision
Zoobenthos generic abundance
SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary
2009-11-16
revision
DASSH terms and conditions apply
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DASSH terms and conditions apply
English
biota
Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas
2009-06-18
creation
Western Channel and Celtic Sea
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas
1954-01-01
creation
Bristol Channel
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas
1954-01-01
creation
English Channel
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas
1954-01-01
creation
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords
2010-01-01
revision
infralittoral
SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords
2010-01-01
revision
littoral
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas
1954-01-01
creation
Celtic Sea
ICES Statistical Areas
2014-05-16
creation
VIIf
ICES Statistical Areas
2014-05-16
creation
VIIg
ICES Statistical Areas
2014-05-16
creation
IVc
ICES Statistical Areas
2014-05-16
creation
VIIa
ICES Statistical Areas
2014-05-16
creation
VIIe
-5.8722
-2.1698
49.7458
53.6251
1995-06-02
2004-01-10
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
Data Manager
01752 633102
01752 633291
Marine Biological Association of the UK,
The Laboratory,
Citadel Hill
Plymouth
PL1 2PB
dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk
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Specimens were recovered by dredging, trawling, SCUBA diving and examination of floating structures, lobster/crab pots, octopus pots and stranded objects. once this barnacle was known to occur on substrata other than queen scallop shells, active searches were made, particular attention being paid to colonies of the sea-fan, Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas). The species was searched for in harbours, on lobster pots and other fishshing gear and colleagues were briefed how to recognize it during their visits to these coasts.