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THE barnacle Chthamalus stellatus Poli is found on the shores of the British Isles west of a line running from Dunnet Head (Caithness) to Swanage in Dorset. It penetrates the Irish Sea northwards as far as Dublin and Anglesea, but is reported as absent from the Isle of Man, as well as from the eastern part of the English Channel and from the North Sea coast1. Its occurrence appeared to be connected, in some unknown way, with Atlantic as opposed to North Sea water1. It is, however, possible to suggest tentatively a simple explanation.
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KITCHING, J. Distribution of the Littoral Barnacle Chthamalus stellatus around the British Isles. Nature 165, 820 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165820a0
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