Species Name: Tetraclita stalactifera

Authority: (Lamarck, 1818)

Common Name: Volcano Barnacles

Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic Ocean

Natural Environment: Found attached to rock, wood pilings, floating material and other hard-based substrate

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 68 to 79°F (20 - 26°C). Even though not purposely collected for the trade, this is a very common rock-dwelling species and quite similar to those found in many other worldwide locations at low tide. Can actually fair quite well out of water for long periods of time, such as in-between tidal flows. If collected, there are many plankton type foodstuffs available, such as the Marc Weiss product Combo-Vital and those from Liquid Life, Reed Mariculture and DT’s Plankton Farm that may suffice, however, the amount required to maintain these creatures would cause very nutrient rich surroundings, which could generate copious amounts of algae. Heavy protein skimming would be advised, as would water changes. Similar to attached photo.

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Maxillopoda

Subclass: Thecostraca

Infraclass: Cirripedia (Curl-footed)

Superorder: Thoracica

Order: Sessilia

Superfamily: Tetraclitoidea

Family Tetraclitidae