Though often described as parasites, the relationship is an example of obligate commensalism, as the barnacles neither harm, nor benefit, their host.
Barnacles are preyed upon by several animals, including starfish, crabs, snails, fish, and birds. These predators use various methods like crushing, pecking, or scraping to feed on barnacles. Additionally, sea otters are also known to consume barnacles as part of their diet.
Animals that have shells include turtles, armadillos, snails, and crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters. These shells provide protection for the animals and can vary in composition and structure depending on the species.
Clam, oyster, mussel, scallop,blue sea mussel,rough scallop, scallop, and calico snail
Mussels use byssal threads, which are protein fibers secreted by their feet, to anchor themselves to rocks or other solid surfaces. These threads create a strong bond that allows mussels to withstand turbulent waters and currents. Additionally, mussels use a technique called "byssal drifting" to reposition themselves when necessary.
Crustaceans are creatures that have many characteristics but there main one is that they have several plates made of calcium to protect its body.some other characteristics includethey have 2 antennasthey have 16 to 60 calcium plates on their bodythey have 3 main parts, a head, body and an abdomenSee creatures usually evolve into crustaceans so that they can withstand large amounts of pressure when in deep waters.
A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is unaffected is known as commensalism. In this type of interaction, one species derives some benefit, such as food or shelter, without harming or helping the other species involved. An example of commensalism is barnacles attaching to the shell of a turtle; the barnacles gain mobility and access to food, while the turtle remains largely unaffected.
No because a crustacean has a exoskeleton and a mussel has a shell
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They have a strong shell :)
if you mean the animal then, shell fish
Shell, mussel, mollusk.
Yes. It has a shell. Invertebrates have no backbone, vertebrates do. Invertebrates often have a hard external shell (like a mussel), or exoskeleton (like a crab), to protect them from predators.
Mussels have a sort of exo-skeleton. Their shell.
A mussel is a shellfish - you have to pull the meat from the shell to eat it.
Commensalism
A barnacle is a crustacean so it has a shell.
well the just have so deal with it