Barnacle Barnacle A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile (nonmotile) suspension feeders, and have two nektonic (active swimming) larval stages. Around 1,220 barnacle species are currently known. The name "Cirripedia" is Latin, meaning "curl-footed". The study of barnacles is called cirripedology. Barnacles are encrusters, attaching themselves permanently to a hard substrate. The most common, "acorn barnacles" (Sessilia), are sessile, growing their shells directly onto the
Gary Barnacle the last pop album by Carlene Carter, "Working with Fire and Steel" by China Crisis, a collaboration that was repeated later in 1986 with the release of "What Price Paradise". The year ended with the publication of the soundtrack for "Educating Rita", a multi-award-winning and nominated film based on Willy Russell's play of the same title, directed by Lewis Gilbert, and with music composed by David Hentschel. 1984 saw Barnacle contribute to the recording sessions of "This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get" by Public Image Ltd, "In the Long Grass", the last studio album by The