When the barnacle larva transforms into its final stage, the cypris larva, it is ready to settle. It swims around sniffing for other barnacles and a nice rock to settle on. Once found it glues itself to the rock and is stuck forever! #Plankton #MarineLife

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Barnacle Cyprid

The final larval stage of a barnacle is called a cyprid. In this stage the larva does not feed but uses specialised appendages to investigate surfaces for po...