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Megabalanus in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
BPBM 622Invertebrate Zoology

Megabalanus

As recorded: Megabalanus Hoek, 1913

Animalia › Arthropoda › Maxillopoda › Sessilia › Balanidae

Locality
Oahu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Identified by
T.L. Smalley
Record type
Preserved specimen
7 Bishop specimens of MegabalanusSpecies page ›

Megabalanus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,415 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

Megabalanus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Rodanthe, NC, US

(c) Seth Gibbons, Ph.D., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Megabalanus observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

FL, US

(c) tshrews, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Megabalanus observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

South Korea

(c) campbellfmh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Megabalanus observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Monterey Harbor, Monterey, CA, US

(c) Bria Nathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Megabalanus observed 2026-09-21

2026-09-21

Bay of Plenty, Maketu, Bay of Plenty, NZ

(c) greghadley1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Megabalanus observed 2026-09-13

2026-09-13

Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand

(c) Mac Durning, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Megabalanus. BPBM 622. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37517154. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/b/622.

Record sources