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title: "Goose Barnacle"
description: "Lepas anserifera — Inne zwierzęta. Lepas anserifera is a species of goose barnacle or stalked barnacle in the family Lepadidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/goose-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Goose Barnacle

> Lepas anserifera — Inne zwierzęta. Lepas anserifera is a species of goose barnacle or stalked barnacle in the family Lepadidae.

- Scientific name: *Lepas anserifera*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 4116
- Wikidata: [Q3809070](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3809070)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48778](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48778)

## Names

- en: Goose Barnacle
- es: Percebes ganso
- fr: Anatife nonnette
- nl: Gekielde eendemossel

## Countries with the most observations

US (1302), MX (270), IN (264), AU (247), BR (98), TH (90), TW (83), CR (67), ZA (64), ID (50), PA (46), MY (40)

## Summary

Lepas anserifera is a species of goose barnacle or stalked barnacle in the family Lepadidae. It lives attached to floating timber, ships' hulls and various sorts of flotsam.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205323162

## Machine access

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