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Posted: 29 Jan 2018

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Goose barnacles (thanks, Fratton!)

Goose barnacles (thanks, Fratton!)
I thought maybe gaper clams or a couple of other possibilities, but I can't find any with that strange shell. I guess the fringe thing hanging down is the dried gill. Or, maybe they aren't clams...

Thanks to Fratton Parker, who identified these as goose barnacles! They look somewhat nicer when they aren't dead and dried out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9rNokrJFu8

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 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
I wonder what they are called and what they taste like!
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Goose barnacles, thanks to Fratton Parker! See his post below and photos of them here: tinyurl.com/y7tzrdg9. Many thanks, Andy.
6 years ago.
 Edward Bowthorpe
Edward Bowthorpe
I will have to look these up,eddie,xx
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Edward Bowthorpe
The problem was solved by Fratton Parker. tinyurl.com/y7tzrdg9
Thank you, Eddie! :-)
6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Great find, nice captured ! Have a good week, Diane !
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Ulrich John club
Danke, Ulrich!
6 years ago.
 Pat Del
Pat Del club
Do you eat them like oisters or mussels ?
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Pat Del club
According to Fratton Parker (below) they are goose barnacles and can be eaten. ;-b
Thank you, Patrick!
6 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Beautiful photo very original
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to ROL/Photo club
I will pass that on to my daughter-in-law! I think so, too.
6 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Interesting!
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
Aren't they strange? Fratton said they are goose barnacles. Thank you, Rosa!
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Don't know this kind of clams, but they are so many and it is always difficult to find their English name for me !!!
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
The problem was solved by Fratton Parker, below! I was amazed by how many kinds of clams there are. Thank you, Marie-claire.
6 years ago.
 Ghislaine Girardot
Ghislaine Girardot
Belle photo !!
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Ghislaine Girardot
Merci, Ghislaine!
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
I think they are Mussels.. not Clams.. wrong shell shape
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Pam J club
See Fratton's diagnosis below. I had thought of mussels, but still couldn't match that strange shell. Thanks for the star, Pam!
6 years ago.
 Martine
Martine
Un rocher bien garni.
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Martine
Hahaha - a feast for cats! Merci!
6 years ago.
 Cheryl Beal
Cheryl Beal club
Wow how fascinating. They're huge.....our barnacles are teeeeeeny weeeeeny!!
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Cheryl Beal club
We have those, too. You have goose barnacles now, you just didn't know it. www.q8india.com/blog/2017/08/27/tentacled-mystery-creature-just-bushel-barnacles/page/4

Our Pacific Northwest is having more "invasions" of these. I did some reading about them. They originate in tropical/sub-tropical coasts and attach themselves to flotsam, so they can float all over the world. Presumably, they die if they get too far north.
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club
Great find & photo ....!!!!
6 years ago.

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