The Barnacle (BAR) Bioband

Zone

Bio-band Name

Database Label

Colour

Indicator Species*

Physical Description

Exposure
[Description]

Associate Species*

upper B

Barnacle

BAR

Grey-white to pale yellow

Balanus sp.

Semibalanus sp.

Visible on bedrock or large boulders.  Can form an extensive band in higher exposures where algae have been grazed away.

P-E

Endocladia muricata

Gloiopeltis furcata

Porphyra sp.

Fucus sp.

Located below the Verrucaria (VER), a continuous band of Barnacles (BAR) is visible in the high intertidal range of this Semi-Exposed (SE) shoreline in the Barrier Islands.

A distinct band of creamy white Barnacles (BAR) extends across the Semi-Protected (SP) shore of this islet south of St. Phillip Island. 

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Bioarea SECR

Bioarea SECR

* Indicator Species: The dominant species in a bioband and usually what the bioband is named for (eg. Barnacles = Barnacle bioband or BAR).
  Associated Species: Species commonly found within a given bioband. These are based on known life histories of these species and ground observations. For more detailed information on associated species and regional differences see the Shore Station database (http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/habitat/shorestation/default.htm).