Specimen Information

Urnatella gracilis
Urnatella gracilis
(freshwater goblet worm)
Entoprocts
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1702
GroupEntoprocts
GenusUrnatella
Speciesgracilis
Common Namefreshwater goblet worm
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalityDelta-Mendota Canal [E of Monterey Bay]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla
HUC8 Number18040001
Map
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Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
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
CommentsNative to northeastern and midwestern US to Texas. This species is the world's only freshwater entoproct.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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