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Balanus glandula is an acorn barnacle, occurring in the high-mid intertidal of much of the rocky coastline of western North America, where it can be one of the most abundant solitary animals, reaching densities of more than 70,000 individuals per square meter (Morris et al., 1980; Ricketts et al., 1985).

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