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>The English name of this species, and the scientific name of the Brent goose B. bernicla, come from the old fable that barnacle geese were produced from barnacles (Lepadidae), molluscs that grow on timber exposed to salt water.<
Correction: Barnacles are not mollusks, as they do not belong to phylum Mollusca. They are instead members of phylum Arthropoda (clas Crustacea). Their clam-like appearance baffled zoologists until famous 19th century Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz said that a barnacle is "nothing more than a little shrimp-like animal, standing on its head in a limestone house and kicking food into its mouth."
The taxonomical classification for Barnacles: phylum Arthropoda class Crustacea subclass Cirripedia order Thoracica family Lepadidae.
SOURCE: Life, The Science of Biology (6th Edition) by Purves, Sadava, Orians & Heller
(according to the Wikipedia article on barnacles, this is not true; it states that the "Barnacle Goose" was named after the "Goose Barnacle") -- 2010-02-24T04:27:40 User:96.238.218.54 (moved from article page)
this article says "The barnacle goose and the similar brant goose were previously considered one species, and were formerly believed to spawn from the goose barnacle.[3] This gave rise to the English name of the barnacle goose and the scientific name of the brant.[2]" This is incorrect. The name of the Barnacle Goose gave rise to the name of the Goose Barnacle. The word 'barnacle' has an etymology that existed before the crustacean, and had reference to the Goose. If barnacles did not exist, the goose would be called the Barnacle Goose and no one would be confused. If the goose did not exist, the barnacle would be called something else. 23:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC) 142.163.194.161 ( talk)
As C, as missing much on breeding and diet. A bit choppy too. Casliber ( talk · contribs) 06:13, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
"Occasionally, a wild bird will appear in the Northeastern United States or Canada, but care must be taken to separate out wild birds from escaped individuals, as barnacle geese are popular waterfowl with collectors." I don't get the import of this sentence. Do collectors raise them? And separating out wild birds from escaped individuals: how is this done? To whom is it a concern? -- Richardson mcphillips ( talk) 13:49, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
This section is very confusingly written and would benefit from an update. Beowulf ( talk) 12:08, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
some of this article should be transferred to Barnacle_Geese_Myth which applies to both the Barnacle Goose and the Brent goose jw ( talk) 10:55, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
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>The English name of this species, and the scientific name of the Brent goose B. bernicla, come from the old fable that barnacle geese were produced from barnacles (Lepadidae), molluscs that grow on timber exposed to salt water.<
Correction: Barnacles are not mollusks, as they do not belong to phylum Mollusca. They are instead members of phylum Arthropoda (clas Crustacea). Their clam-like appearance baffled zoologists until famous 19th century Swiss-American zoologist Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz said that a barnacle is "nothing more than a little shrimp-like animal, standing on its head in a limestone house and kicking food into its mouth."
The taxonomical classification for Barnacles: phylum Arthropoda class Crustacea subclass Cirripedia order Thoracica family Lepadidae.
SOURCE: Life, The Science of Biology (6th Edition) by Purves, Sadava, Orians & Heller
(according to the Wikipedia article on barnacles, this is not true; it states that the "Barnacle Goose" was named after the "Goose Barnacle") -- 2010-02-24T04:27:40 User:96.238.218.54 (moved from article page)
this article says "The barnacle goose and the similar brant goose were previously considered one species, and were formerly believed to spawn from the goose barnacle.[3] This gave rise to the English name of the barnacle goose and the scientific name of the brant.[2]" This is incorrect. The name of the Barnacle Goose gave rise to the name of the Goose Barnacle. The word 'barnacle' has an etymology that existed before the crustacean, and had reference to the Goose. If barnacles did not exist, the goose would be called the Barnacle Goose and no one would be confused. If the goose did not exist, the barnacle would be called something else. 23:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC) 142.163.194.161 ( talk)
As C, as missing much on breeding and diet. A bit choppy too. Casliber ( talk · contribs) 06:13, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
"Occasionally, a wild bird will appear in the Northeastern United States or Canada, but care must be taken to separate out wild birds from escaped individuals, as barnacle geese are popular waterfowl with collectors." I don't get the import of this sentence. Do collectors raise them? And separating out wild birds from escaped individuals: how is this done? To whom is it a concern? -- Richardson mcphillips ( talk) 13:49, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
This section is very confusingly written and would benefit from an update. Beowulf ( talk) 12:08, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
some of this article should be transferred to Barnacle_Geese_Myth which applies to both the Barnacle Goose and the Brent goose jw ( talk) 10:55, 21 August 2020 (UTC)