Comments of Balaus
Distribution:-
Balanus is cosmopolitan in distribution.
Habit and Habitat:-
Balanus is found attached to rocks and molluscan shells below the high water mark.
General character:
1) Balanus is commonly known as rock branacle or acorn bamade.
2) Body is surrounded by a calcareous shell consisting of six plates and an up paired carina.
3) Hermaphrodite i.e. sexes united.
4) Larva is nauplius.
5) Six pairs of thoracic legs protrude out through the opening of the shell and sweep in food particles.
Economic Importance
Its body parts are a source of valuable materials.
Diagram of Balaus
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