Goose Neck Barnacles Feeding

Investigating gooseneck barnacles - while we're not quite looking at a bonified investigation, we are using DNA analysis to help solve a mystery.

During a recent dive in Skookumchuck Narrows on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Aquarium biologist Justin Lisaingo spotted what appeared to be tiny gooseneck barnacles. After conferring with our senior biologists, it was agreed that this was a species of gooseneck barnacle -- but not one that any of them had ever seen before.

It's not hard in this day and age to believe that everything under the sun has been discovered. With the new technologies we have today, humans seem to have touched every corner of this Earth. That's why this discovery in Skookumchuck Narrows' nutrient-rich waters was especially remarkable -- Justin found this mysterious animal in a place frequented by divers, using only his keen eyes and astute observation.

Read more on AquaBlog: http://www.aquablog.ca/2012/05/invest...

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