Pyrgoma sp. Blue Coral Barnacle

Pyrgoma sp. is commonly referred to as Blue Coral Barnacle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18204 

AphiaID:

106125 

Scientific:

Pyrgoma sp. 

German:

Blaue Korallen-Seepocke 

English:

Blue Coral Barnacle 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Thecostraca (Class) > Balanomorpha (Order) > Pyrgomatidae (Family) > Pyrgoma (Genus) > sp. (Species) 

Initial determination:

Leach, 1817 

Occurrence:

Japan, Okinawa, Singapore, The Ryukyu Islands 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,2 cm 

Temperature:

70.88 °F - 84.56 °F (21.6°C - 29.2°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pyrgoma cancellata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pyrgoma sp.
  Blaue Korallen-Seepocke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-08 10:05:22 

Last edit:

2026-03-08 13:13:03 

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