Shadow barnacle

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 It could also move by using its claw-legs, and it had external gill filaments that could be withdrawn into its mouth.
They were able to survive the vongforming of Coruscant.
==Appearances==
*The Paradise Snare 
*Legacy (2006) 14
==Sources==
*The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Category:Creatures of Coruscant
Category:Crustaceans
Category:Silica parasites
Category:Species of undefined sentience
Category:Urban creatures