Specimen Information

Barentsia benedeni
(an entoproct)
Entoprocts
Exotic

Specimen ID161246
GroupEntoprocts
GenusBarentsia
Speciesbenedeni
Common Namean entoproct
StateWA
LocalityPuget Sound
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePuget Sound
HUC8 Number17110019
Map
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14037
Author:Cohen, A.N.
Date:2004
Title:An exotic species detection program for Puget Sound.
Publisher:Puget Sound Action Team.
Pages:52
CommentsIntroduced by oyster aquaculture or hull fouling
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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