WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Membranipora annae Osburn, 1953) Osburn, R. C. (1953). Bryozoa of the Pacific Coast of America, Part 3. Cyclostomata, Ctenostomata, Entoprocta, and Addenda. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 14(3), 613-841., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22638720 page(s): 774; note: Nomen novum for Membranipora hastingsae Osburn, 1950 non Membranipora hastingsae Marcus, 1940 [details]
context source (Introduced species)
Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS), available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details]
basis of record
Recent and Fossil Bryozoa, available online at http://www.bryozoa.net/ [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Panamanian part of the Caribbean Sea (Marine Region) : abundant [details]
Introduced species remark In Gulf of Guinea (IHO Sea Area) : Specific ecological or economic impacts have not been reported. [details]
Introduced species remark In Panamanian part of the Caribbean Sea (Marine Region) : Specific ecological or economic impacts have not been reported. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Panamanian part of the Caribbean Sea (Marine Region) : Its encrusting morphology, planktotrophic larvae, and tolerance of low salinity are traits which have favored its transport and spread by fouling and ballast water, its passage through the Panama Canal, and its colonization of estuarine habitats (McCann et al. 2007). [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Gulf of Guinea (IHO Sea Area) : Its encrusting morphology, planktotrophic larvae, and tolerance of low salinity are traits which have favored its transport and spread by fouling and ballast water, its passage through the Panama Canal, and its colonization of estuarine habitats (McCann et al. 2007). [details]
From editor or global species database
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