Specimen Information

Lophopus crystallinus
(crystal moss-animal)
Bryozoans
Exotic

Specimen ID1757704
GroupBryozoans
GenusLophopus
Speciescrystallinus
Common Namecrystal moss-animal
CountryCanada
StateQC
Localitydownstream of the Gentilly-2 nuclear power plant (G2NPP) on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River near Bécancour, Quebec
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43067
Author:Hamelin, K.M., Castaneda, R.A., and A. Ricciardi
Date:2016
Title:Cryptic invaders: nonindigenous and cryptogenic freshwater Bryozoa and Entoprocta in the St. Lawrence River
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:18
Pages:1737-1744
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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