Specimen Information

Barentsia benedeni
(an entoproct)
Entoprocts
Exotic

Specimen ID620649
GroupEntoprocts
GenusBarentsia
Speciesbenedeni
Common Namean entoproct
StateCA
CountyMonterey
LocalityElkhorn Slough Station 10
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMonterey Bay
HUC8 Number18060015
HUC10 NameMonterey Bay
HUC10 Number1806001503
HUC12 NameElkhorn Slough
HUC12 Number180600150301
Map
Collection Day1
Collection Month3
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling | hitch hiker with oysters
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26266
Author:California Department of Fish and Game.
Date:2009
Title:California Aquatic Non-native Organism Database (CANOD).
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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