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title: "Striped Barnacle"
description: "Amphibalanus amphitrite — Altri animali. Amphibalanus amphitrite is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/striped-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Barnacle

> Amphibalanus amphitrite — Altri animali. Amphibalanus amphitrite is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family.

- Scientific name: *Amphibalanus amphitrite*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3419
- Wikidata: [Q2844158](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2844158)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119104)

## Names

- en: Striped Barnacle
- de: Kleine Streifenseepocke
- es: Percebe rayado
- nl: Paarsgestreepte zeepok

## Countries with the most observations

US (851), IN (123), AU (98), HK (66), MY (39), SG (39), FR (37), PT (37), CN (35), TW (35), ZA (35), BR (32)

## Summary

Amphibalanus amphitrite is a species of acorn barnacle in the Balanidae family. Its common names include the striped barnacle, the purple acorn barnacle and Amphitrite's rock barnacle. It is found in warm and temperate waters worldwide.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibalanus_amphitrite

## Photo

![Striped Barnacle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-barnacle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/393406696

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-barnacle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).