Tesseropora rosea

Tesseropora rosea
at Bawley Point, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Thecostraca
Subclass:	Cirripedia
Order:	Balanomorpha
Family:	Tetraclitidae
Genus:	Tesseropora
Species:	T. rosea
Binomial name
Tesseropora rosea Krauss 1848
Synonyms[1]
Conia rosea Krauss, 1848 Tetraclita rosea Darwin, 1854

Tesseropora rosea, the rose barnacle, is a species of barnacle found in Australia, South Africa, and Indonesia, where they inhabit exposed, wave-broken rocks and littoral areas. They feed primarily on zooplankton and extend their cirri only when the current is strong. Their shells, usually around 2 centimetres (0.79 in) in diameter, are made of four plates and turn pink as they age.