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Chthamalus proteus

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Chthamalus proteus is a species in the family Chthamalidae, order Balanomorpha.

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Quick facts about Chthamalus proteus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Chthamalus proteus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Chthamalus proteus as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Brazil

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Chthamalus proteus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Chthamalus proteus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classThecostraca
  4. orderBalanomorpha
  5. familyChthamalidae
  6. genusChthamalus
  7. SpeciesChthamalus proteus Dando & Southward, 1980

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Relatives of Chthamalus proteus

Other species in the same genus Chthamalus.

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Common questions

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Is Chthamalus proteus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Chthamalus proteus as introduced in 1 country: Brazil, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Chthamalus proteus?

Chthamalus proteus (Chthamalus proteus) belongs to the family Chthamalidae in the order Balanomorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chthamalus proteus (Chthamalus proteus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chthamalus-proteus

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BibTeX
@misc{chthamalus_proteus_2026,
  title = {Chthamalus proteus (Chthamalus proteus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chthamalus-proteus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}