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- proper noun A taxonomic
superorder within theinfraclass Cirripedia —barnacles thatburrow intocoral or the shells of other animals.
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The Thecostraca are arguably the most morphologically and biologically variable group within the Crustacea, including both suspension feeders (Cirripedia: Thoracica and Acrothoracica) and parasitic forms (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala, Ascothoracida and Facetotecta).
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