Specimen Information

Barentsia benedeni
(an entoproct)
Entoprocts
Exotic

Specimen ID162225
GroupEntoprocts
GenusBarentsia
Speciesbenedeni
Common Namean entoproct
StateMD
LocalityChesapeake Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Chesapeake Bay
HUC8 Number02060001
Map
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14047
Author:Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, and L.G. Eldredge.
Date:1999
Title:Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, Hawaii.
Journal:Bishop Museum Technical Report. No. 15
Pages:212 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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