Pollicipes polymerus

Pollicipes polymerus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Pollicipedomorpha
Family: Pollicipedidae
Genus: Pollicipes
Species:
P. polymerus
Binomial name
Pollicipes polymerus
(Sowerby, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Mitella polymerus

Pollicipes polymerus, commonly known as the gooseneck barnacle or leaf barnacle, is a species of stalked barnacle. It is found, often in great numbers, on rocky shores on the Pacific coasts of North America.