Goose barnacle migrate, it was thought that barnacle geese, "Branta leucopsis", developed from this crustacean, since they were never seen to nest in temperate Europe, hence the English names "goose barnacle", "barnacle goose" and the scientific name "Lepas anserifera" (, "goose"). The confusion was prompted by the similarities in colour and shape. Because they were often found on driftwood, it was assumed that the barnacles were attached to branches before they fell in the water. The archdeacon of Brecon, Gerald of Wales, made this claim in his "Topographia Hiberniae". Since barnacle geese were thought to be "neither flesh, nor born of flesh",
Quinnipiac Barnacle out with its first print edition on September 4, 2013. "The Barnacle" is currently working on a web video series called "BarnacleTV", but no current launch date or information has been made available to public. An unofficial newspaper on the Quinnipiac campus, "The Quad News", published a negative article about "The Barnacle" on November 11, 2012. Shortly after, "The Barnacle" published a satirical response to the article titled "Quad News Staff Tries to Draw a Line." Quinnipiac Barnacle "The Quinnipiac Barnacle" is a parody newspaper at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The newspaper publishes daily online while school is in