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title: "Gooseneck Barnacle"
description: "Pollicipes polymerus — Inne zwierzęta. Pollicipes polymerus, commonly known as the gooseneck barnacle or leaf barnacle, is a species of stalked barnacle."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/gooseneck-barnacle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gooseneck Barnacle

> Pollicipes polymerus — Inne zwierzęta. Pollicipes polymerus, commonly known as the gooseneck barnacle or leaf barnacle, is a species of stalked barnacle.

- Scientific name: *Pollicipes polymerus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 18205
- Wikidata: [Q3395339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3395339)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48786](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48786)

## Names

- en: Gooseneck Barnacle
- es: Percebe ganso
- fr: Pouce-pied du Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (14746), CA (2744), MX (347)

## Summary

Pollicipes polymerus, commonly known as the gooseneck barnacle or leaf barnacle, is a species of stalked barnacle. It is found, often in great numbers, on rocky shores on the Pacific coasts of North America.
It is a natural food resource for indigenous coastal peoples of central California, who cook them in hot ashes.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Al Kordesch · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128662428

## Machine access

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