A small, flat, dirty-white barnacle with a membranous (not calcareous) base. The projecting, finger-like ridges on the six shell plates produce the characteristic star-shaped outline.
Between 5 – 10 mm.
Common in the upper intertidal, especially on the South and East coasts.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016)
F*CK FISH 