ARCHITECTURE OF ABUTTING SURFACES OF THE SHELLS OF ACORN BARNACLES

摘要

In recent years, several reports on the structure and architecture of the shells of acorn barnacles (Cirripedia, Crustacea) have been published (Karande and Palekar 1963; Klepal and Barnes 1975; Murdock and Currey 1978; Otway and Anderson 1985; Bourget 1997). By and large these reports deal with the adhesive and compressive strengths of various species settled on a variety of natural marine substrates and on man-made structures (Costlow 1956).