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Balanus improvisus

Balanus improvisus

brakwaterpok(+11)·Darwin, 1854

GBIF:157131631

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(17)

Arctic Ocean
introduced
Atlantic Europe
introduced
Baltic Sea
introduced
Black Sea
introduced
Mediterranean Sea
introduced
North Sea
introduced
German Bight
introduced
Baelt Sea
introduced
Gulf of Guinea
introduced
North Pacific Ocean
introduced
The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
introduced
Australian Exclusive Economic Zone(AU)
introduced
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone(BE)
introduced
Swedish part of the Baltic Sea(SE)
introduced
Swedish part of the Kattegat(SE)
introduced
Swedish part of the Skagerrak(SE)
introduced
Overlapping claim Ukraine: Ukraine / Russia part of the Black Sea(UA)
introduced

DATA

Occurrence Datasets

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 8 languages. 1 preferred.

nldbrakwaterpoknlddeuBrackwasser-SeepockedeudeuKleine Elfenbeinseepockedeuengacorn barnacleengfrabalane bernachefra+7 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 8 languages. 1 name preferred.

nldbrakwaterpok
nldpreferred
Source: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
deuBrackwasser-Seepocke
deu
Source: Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee
deuKleine Elfenbeinseepocke
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
engacorn barnacle
eng
Source: Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gévaert, F.; Massé, C.; Foveau, A.; Desroy, N.; Grulois, D. (2011). Les espèces marines animales et végétales introduites dans le bassin Artois-Picardie . UMR CNRS 8187 LOG/Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie: Douai. 138 pp.
frabalane bernache
fra
Source: Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gévaert, F.; Massé, C.; Foveau, A.; Desroy, N.; Grulois, D. (2011). Les espèces marines animales et végétales introduites dans le bassin Artois-Picardie . UMR CNRS 8187 LOG/Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie: Douai. 138 pp.
engbay barnacle
eng
Source: Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gévaert, F.; Massé, C.; Foveau, A.; Desroy, N.; Grulois, D. (2011). Les espèces marines animales et végétales introduites dans le bassin Artois-Picardie . UMR CNRS 8187 LOG/Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie: Douai. 138 pp.
nobbrakkvannsrur
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnobrakkvassrur
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
danbrakvandsrur
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
englittle ivory barnacle
eng
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
frapetite balane ivoire
fra
Source: Chabot, R. & Rossignol, A. 2003. Algues et faune du littoral du Saint-Laurent maritime: Guide d'identification. Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Rimouski; Pêches et Océans Canada (Institut Maurice-Lamontagne), Mont-Joli. 113 pages.
jpnヨーロッパフジツボ
jpn
Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 120 proteins)

NCBI:txid1220549

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CITATIONS

References(9)

  • 1

    Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp.

    additional source
  • 2

    Darwin, C. (1854). A Monograph on the Sub-Class Cirripedia with Figures of All the Species. The Balanidae, (or Sessile Cirripedia); the Verricidae, etc., etc., etc. <em>The Ray Society, London.</em> i-viii + 1-684, pls. 1-30.

    original description
  • 3

    Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp.

    additional source
  • 4

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

    additional source
  • 5

    Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    WRiMS

    WRiMS

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    The World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS, https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced) records which marine species in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS, https://www.marinespecies.org, https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/347) have been introduced deliberately or accidentally by human activities to geographic areas outside their native range. It excludes species that colonized new locations naturally (so called ‘range extensions’), even if in response to climate change. The dataset is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each taxon: the scientific name, higher classification, stable identifiers linking to taxon and scientific name information, taxonomic status, and nomenclatural status, the vernacular names, the region of introduction and associated country, as well as the year of the first introduction (first collection) and/or last assessment/observation in this region, coarse habitat information, and the pathway(s) of introduction and invasion stage. We have released this dataset under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY). If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don’t hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.

    Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Accessed at https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced on 2026-06-01. doi:10.14284/347 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-18.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    157131631
    Dataset Key
    0a2eaf0c-5504-4f48-a47f-c94229029dc8
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2115717
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106218
    Last Crawled
    6/10/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/10/2026