Genes, segments, and tagmata in cirripedes
Abstract
Darwin spent no less than eight years studying and writing about Cirripedia. He published four monographs, on living and on fossil cirripedes in 1851 and in 1854 1 . “ Almost every one who has walked over a rocky shore knows that a barnacle or acorn shell is an irregular cone ”, says Darwin (1854 : 33), that is found settling on any solid substratum, like rocks or shells or crustacean carapaces. “ Within this shell ”, continues Darwin, “ the animal’s body is lodged; and through a slit in the lid, it has the power of protruding six pairs of articulated cirri or legs .” Hence the name “cirripedes”.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Crustacean biology and ecology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 19–42
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter