Habitat
Pollicipies
polymerus is one of the most harvested types of food off
the coasts of Europe and the United States. The goose barnacle
prefers to live near the coastal shores on either rocks, fishes,
logs, turtle shells, and pretty much anything in the ocean. The
goose barnacle shares its home with many types of organisms. It
shares its habitat with organisms ranging from bacteria to large
fishes. The barnacle tends to live in one spo
t
for hundreds of years due to its superglue like adhesive, or
until it is eaten.
The two maps shown represent where the goose barnacle lives in both the United States shores, and the European shores.
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