“Some barnacles are more parasitic than others,” says Bartlow. Likewise, when freshwater mussel larvae latch onto the gills of the fish who will carry them upstream, the baby mussels also ...

Some common marine organisms, like barnacles, which are actually a kind ... which includes animals that have a notochord and gill slits at some point in their lives. And yes, you had a notochord ...

This loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore in Texas covered in layer of encrustation, including barnacles in its mouth, experts discovered. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research photo It’s common ...