WRiMS taxon details
original description
Banta, W. C. (1969). Watersipora arcuata, a new species in the subovoidea - cucullata - nigra complex (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata). <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science.</em> 68: 96-102. [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]
additional source
Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
additional source
Vieira, L. M.; Jones, M. E. S.; Taylor, P. D. (2014). The identity of the invasive fouling bryozoan <em>Watersipora</em> <em>subtorquata</em> (d'Orbigny) and some other congeneric species. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3857(2): 151-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.1 [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact New Zealand part of the South Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species remark Mexican part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Notable for its ability to settle on surfaces covered with copper-based antifouling paints. [details]
Introduced species remark New Zealand part of the South Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Notable for its ability to settle on surfaces covered with copper-based antifouling paints. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Mexican part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms Survives on fast moving ships, its most likely introduction vector. [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal New Zealand part of the South Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms Survives on fast moving ships, its most likely introduction vector. [details]
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