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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the family Lepadidae ", 5 letters:
lepas

Word definitions for lepas in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus ''Lepas'' of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bernicle \Ber"ni*cle\, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st Barnacle .] A bernicle goose. [Written also barnacle .] Bernicle goose ...