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Table.1 Characters of barnacle species examined in this study [14, 15, 36]

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

Species name

Abbr.

Morphology

Family

Primary substratum

Base material

Diameter of CGCs (µm)

Histochemistry of CGCs

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Aamph

Acorn

Balanidae

Intertidal, rocky shores

Calcareous

Up to 110

Eosinophilic

Chelonibia testudinaria

Ctest

Acorn

Chelonibiidae

Epibiotic, crabs/sea turtles

Membranous

34 to 70

Basophilic

Chthamalus malayensis

Cmala

Acorn

Chthamalidae

Intertidal, rocky shores

Membranous

Up to 80

Basophilic

Galkinia sp.

Galk

Acorn

Pyrgomatidae

Coral reefs, corals

Membranous

Not detected

Not detected

Megabalanus ajax

Majax

Acorn

Balanidae

Coral reefs, fire corals

Calcareous

15 to 20

Basophilic

Membranobalanus longirostrum

Mlong

Acorn

Balanidae

Coral reefs, sponges

Membranous

Not detected

Not detected

Pectinoacasta sp.

Pect

Acorn

Balanidae

Coral reefs, sponges

Calcareous

Not detected

Not detected

Tetraclita japonica formosana

Tform

Acorn

Tetraclitidae

Intertidal, rocky shores

Calcareous

128 to 214

Eosinophilic

Wanella milleporae

Wmill

Acorn

Balanidae

Coral reefs, fire corals

Calcareous

Not detected

Not detected

Capitulum mitella

Cmite

Stalked

Pollicipedidae

Intertidal, rocky shores

Membranous

14 to 70

Basophilic

Conchoderma hunteri

Chunt

Stalked

Lepadidae

Neuston, floating objects

Membranous

Up to 135

Basophilic

Lepas anatifera

Lanat

Stalked

Lepadidae

Neuston, floating objects

Membranous

Up to 150

Basophilic