Species
Shadow barnacle
Legends Linked from 6 articles
Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
The shadow barnacle was a silica parasite living on the planet Coruscant.
This small crustacean anchored to buildings by feeder roots through which it absorbed nutrients. It retracted into its shell when threatened. The shadow barnacle reproduced by releasing "egg seeds" and "sperm pollens" into the air.
It consisted of a tubular mouth, a shelled pod, and retractable anchor tendrils. It could also move by using its claw-legs, and it had external gill filaments that could be withdrawn into its mouth.
Text and facts from the “Shadow barnacle” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.
Facts
- Origin
- Coruscant
- Habitat
- Urban
- Diet
- Silicavorous
Appearances
2 works, in story order
- The Paradise Snare (first mentioned)
- Legacy (2006) 14
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