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Balanus nubilus : ウィキペディア英語版 | Balanus nubilus
''Balanus nubilus'', commonly called the ''giant acorn barnacle'', is the world's largest barnacle, reaching a diameter of and a height of up to , and containing the largest known muscle fibres.〔 ''B. nubilus'' is frequently found growing on rocks, pier pilings and hard-shelled animals at depths of up to from Alaska to La Jolla, San Diego County, California. Like other acorn barnacles, ''B. nubilus'' is a filter feeder; it, in turn, is sometimes eaten by sea otters, sea stars, crabs and Native Americans of Pacific Northwest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Facts about ''Balanus nubilus'': edibility, as discussed in cirripede (crustacean): Importance to humans: )〕 Abandoned shells of ''B. nubilus'' are used by the crab ''Glebocarcinus oregonensis'' for shelter. ==References==
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