Specimen Information

Pectinatella magnifica
Pectinatella magnifica
(magnificent bryozoan)
Bryozoans
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1740332
GroupBryozoans
GenusPectinatella
Speciesmagnifica
Common Namemagnificent bryozoan
StateCA
CountyTulare
LocalityLake Kaweah
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Kaweah
HUC8 Number18030007
HUC10 NameHorse Creek-Kaweah River
HUC10 Number1803000709
HUC12 NameLake Kaweah-Kaweah River
HUC12 Number180300070902
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month9
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsColony was about 4 inches in diameter. Sampling plates are suspended 3 m deep. It is noted that the species has been present in the lake since ~2004.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierH. Landel, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Number Collected1
Photo
A bryozoan attached to a square mussel sampling plate held above the water.
A bryozoan attached to a square mussel sampling plate held above the water.
A bryozoan attached to a square mussel sampling plate held above the water.
A bryozoan attached to a square mussel sampling plate held above the water.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/27/2024].

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