Specimen Information

Barentsia benedeni
(an entoproct)
Entoprocts
Exotic

Specimen ID1699
GroupEntoprocts
GenusBarentsia
Speciesbenedeni
Common Namean entoproct
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalitySalton Sea
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
HUC10 NameSalton Sea
HUC10 Number1810020416
HUC12 NameSalton Sea
HUC12 Number181002041600
Map
Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10319
Author:Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton.
Date:1995
Title:Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Journal:Report for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant
Publisher:A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant.
Pages:246 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:9268
Author:Jebram, D., and B. Everitt
Date:1982
Title:New victorellids (Bryozoa, Ctenostomata) from North America: the use of parallel cultures in bryozoan taxonomy.
Journal:Biological Bulletin
Volume:163
Pages:172-187
CommentsNative to Europe. Often confused with the native B. gracilis.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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