Specimen Information

Cryptosula pallasiana
(a bryozoan)
Bryozoans
Native Transplant

Specimen ID161250
GroupBryozoans
GenusCryptosula
Speciespallasiana
Common Namea bryozoan
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 with oyster culture or in hull fouling
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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