Summary description from Wikipedia:

Balanus in languages:

Dutch

Zeepok

English

Rock-barnacles

Italian

Balano

Japanese

フジツボ属

Korean

따개비속

Russian

Балянусы

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Parent Taxon

• Balanidae

Sibling Taxa

• Acastinae
• Amphibalanus
• Armatobalanus
• Arossia
• Austromegabalanus
• Balanus
• Bryozobiinae
• Chesaconcavus
• Chirona
• Concavus
• Conopea
• Fistulobalanus
• Hexacreusia
• Megabalanus
• Membranobalanus
• Menesiniella
• Notobalanus
• Notomegabalanus
• Paraconcavus
• Paractinobalanus
• Perforatus
• Semibalanus
• Solidobalanus
• Striatobalanus
• Wanellinae

Child Taxa

• Balanus balanus
• Balanus calidus
• Balanus cantelli
• Balanus concavus
• Balanus crenatus
• Balanus engbergi
• Balanus flos
• Balanus glandula
• Balanus laevis
• Balanus nubilus
• Balanus parkeri
• Balanus poecilus
• Balanus pulchellus
• Balanus rostratus
• Balanus spongicola
• Balanus trigonus

Top Observation Places

• Shoreline
• San Francisco
• Oakland
• Chinatown
• Alameda
• Victoria