Identification

Title

1995-2004 Southward et al. UK habitat and distribution of the warm-water barnacle Solidobalanus fallax (Crustacea: Cirripedia) records

Abstract

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 low energy 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 fish-farming structures to the south of Britain.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://doi.org/10.17031/668658b4b95f9

name: DOI link

description: A link to the web service or dataset

http://www.dassh.ac.uk/datasets

name: DASSH Dataset Catalogue

description: A link to the general host site

Unique resource identifier

code

DASSHDT00000144

codeSpace

http://www.dassh.ac.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.8722

East bounding longitude

-2.1698

North bounding latitude

53.6251

South bounding latitude

49.7458

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Western Channel and Celtic Sea

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1995-06-02

End position

2004-01-10

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-02-18

date type

creation

effective date

2004-01-10

date type

revision

effective date

2022-02-11

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

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. If any sensitive species or biotope records are present within this dataset, they will have been removed. If you wish to request access to sensitive species records, please contact the metadata contact. The UK Sensitive Species list has been agreed by UK statutory bodies and relevant experts. It can be viewed here https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/. Please note sensitive species lists can vary across the UK. See Southward, A., Hiscock, K., Kerckhof, F., Moyse, J., Elfimov, A. (2004). Habitat and distribution of the warm-water barnacle Solidobalanus fallax (Crustacea: Cirripedia). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 84(6), 1169-1177. doi:10.1017/S0025315404010616h for original source

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

CC BY NC

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Open Access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data

email address

dassh.enquires@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)

full postal address

Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill

Plymouth

PL1 2PB

telephone number

01752 633102

facsimile number

01752 633291

email address

dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-07-22

Metadata language