Specimen Information

Pectinatella magnifica
Pectinatella magnifica
(magnificent bryozoan)
Bryozoans
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1417520
GroupBryozoans
GenusPectinatella
Speciesmagnifica
Common Namemagnificent bryozoan
StateOR
CountyMultnomah
LocalityWillamette river down stream of Portland OR
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Willamette
HUC8 Number17090012
HUC10 NameColumbia Slough-Willamette River
HUC10 Number1709001202
HUC12 NameBalch Creek-Willamette River
HUC12 Number170900120202
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month8
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsThere were at least a dozen large (greater than football sized) colonies of these washed up onto a sandy beach. The beach is along a shallow bend on the Willamette river down stream of Portland OR.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12
Photo
Pectinatella magnifica


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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