RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1846-1854]. [Barnacle specimen list]. Balanus amphitrite for Brit. Mus. NHM-Z-89-f-DAR. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here.Reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the Natural History Museum (London) and William Huxley Darwin.


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Opercular valves

1. var pallidus

2. – communis

3. – – pale sub. var

4. – – (natal)

5. – venustus

6. – communis (Faro)

7. – do (Philippines arch)

8. – modestus

9. 10 – Stutsburi (W. Africa)

11. communis (Smyrna)

12. var niveus (W. Indies)

13. – venustus (Natal)

14. – obscurus

15. – communis (Sydney)

16. – variegatus (New Zealand)

(Shells) Balanus amphitrite for Brit. Museum

1. & 2 var communis, ships bottom's

3, 4 var candidus Hab-unknown

5. do. on wood. W. Indies Brit. Mus.

6.7 var communis ships bottoms

8. var Stutsburi - ship from W. coast of Africa.

9. do do

10. do on a corallium

11. var candidus on ship from W. coast of Africa

12, 16, 17 var Stutsburi do

13 v. candidus on B. tintinnabulum on ships bottom

14. var Stutsburi, with small var. venustus on ships bottom from W. Africa

15. var venustus Ceylon

16, 17 var Stutsburi W. Africa

18. var Stutsburi with smaller var venustus. W. Africa

19. var venustus (with var communis) Natal

20. do on an oyster do

21. var venustus Natal

22. do on ship from Batavia

23. var obscurus on pebble local. unknown

24. do passing into var. variegatus. Ships bottom lake on E. Australia

25. var. variegatus N. Zealand or N. S. Wales


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