Author | Ryland, J.S., Holt, R., Loxton, J., Jones, M.E.S. & Porter, J.S. |
Year | 2014 |
Title | First occurrence of the non-native bryozoan Schizoporella japonica Ortmann (1890) in Western Europe |
Type | Paper |
Source | Zootaxa Vol 3780 (3): 481-502. |
Illustrations | Colour photographs and half-tone SEM micrographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Colonies of this fast-growing, orange-red bryozoan from Japan, perhaps via Pacific North America, reported from Holyhead Marina in North Wales in 2010, and Orkney Islands in 2011. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope |
Website url | dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3780.3.3 |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Schizoporella japonica | a bryozoan | Animalia: Cheilostomatida: Schizoporellidae |
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