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Striped Barnacle
紋藤壺
Amphibalanus amphitrite
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Usually found attached to rocks and mangroves. Similar to crabs and oysters, it has a hard shell.
雖然像蠔和青口般有堅硬的外殼，又牢牢固定自己在硬基質（包括岩石或紅樹林樹幹，但實際上牠們與螃蟹和龍蝦的關係更為密切
When attached to the bottom of the ships and underwater structures like docks and water inlets, it corrodes the structures and thus it is considered as “biofouling” agent.
附著在船底、碼頭和進水口等水下結構時，會增加這些結構表面的腐蝕程度，因此被認為是污着生物（biofouling organisms）
Has distinctive narrow vertical purple or brown stripes on the side of its shell and a diamond-shaped aperture.
牠外殼兩側有獨特的縱向紫色或棕色條紋和一個菱形開口
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