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
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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