Balanus tulipiformis Ellis on the Atlantic Coast of France and an Unusual Situation for B. amphitrite Darwin

Abstract

IN June 1956, a stone carrying a large red barnacle was brought up by a crawler from a depth of about 25 m., between the mouth of the Adour and Cap Breton. The specimen was identified by Dr. J. P. Harding of the British Museum (Natural History) as Balanus tulipiformis Ellis. So far as can be ascertained, B. tulipiformis has not previously been reported from any part of the Atlantic coast of Europe. Its distribution is given by Darwin¹ as Sicily, Malta, Malaga (associated with B. perforatus) and Madeira. Gruvel² gives the same distribution. Nilsson-Cantell³ adds one further habitat, Wasin (West Africa).