Once barnacle larvae mature, they travel on ocean currents in search of an anchoring place, preferentially settling in locations with good water flow, which often happen to be moving marine animals.

It has also been clarified that SIPC is synthesized during larval development, and is probably involved in both adult-larva and inter-larval interactions. Signal-transduction systems and cementing in ...

shapes, curious foibles and incomprehensible forms, and it's up to us to ensure there are safe havens for them all, from basking shark to barnacle larva.

Some common marine organisms, like barnacles, which are actually a kind of crab or crustacean, can be mistaken for a mollusk or a snail. But they are very crab-like as larvae, then during ...