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From: Histology and transcriptomic analyses of barnacles with different base materials and habitats shed lights on the duplication and chemical diversification of barnacle cement proteins

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Barnacle cement gland and variations in barnacles’ habitat and attachment substratum. a. Plastic toy of the barnacle Megabalanus rosa, showing the cross section of the barnacle. Cement glands are located among the ovarian tissues at the base of the barnacle. b. Histological cross section of the acorn barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria showing the plaque of cement stained red at the base and the location of cement glands among the ovarian glands (boxes correspond to magnified views in c followed by d). A plaque of cement stained red at the base. e. Chthamalus malayensis is a membranous based barnacle that lives on intertidal rocks. f. Wanella milleporae is a membranous based barnacle that lives exclusively on fire corals. g. Megabalanus volano is a barnacle that lives on intertidal rocks with calcareous bases. h. Chelonibia testudinaria are epibiotic on sea turtles (photo by Ceri Lewis). i. Lepas species often attach on floating woods or other marine animals

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