WoRMS taxon details
Watersipora atrofusca (Busk, 1856)
816020 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816020)
accepted
Species
Lepralia atrofusca Busk, 1856 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lepralia atrofusca Busk, 1856) Busk, G. (1856). Zoophytology. Quarterly journal of microscopical science, 4: 176-179, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27676350
page(s): 178 [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
Distribution Locality records of species of Watersipora all must be reassessed in the light of the conclusions of Vieira et al (2014)....
Distribution Locality records of species of Watersipora all must be reassessed in the light of the conclusions of Vieira et al (2014). Records of W. atrofusca are from the west coast of Mexico and the USA. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Watersipora atrofusca (Busk, 1856). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816020 on 2025-04-05
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(of Lepralia atrofusca Busk, 1856) Busk, G. (1856). Zoophytology. Quarterly journal of microscopical science, 4: 176-179, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27676350
page(s): 178 [details]
basis of record Vieira, L. M.; Jones, M. E. S.; Taylor, P. D. (2014). The identity of the invasive fouling bryozoan <em>Watersipora</em> <em>subtorquata</em> (d'Orbigny) and some other congeneric species. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3857(2): 151-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.1
page(s): 166 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 178 [details]
basis of record Vieira, L. M.; Jones, M. E. S.; Taylor, P. D. (2014). The identity of the invasive fouling bryozoan <em>Watersipora</em> <em>subtorquata</em> (d'Orbigny) and some other congeneric species. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3857(2): 151-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.1
page(s): 166 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Locality records of species of Watersipora all must be reassessed in the light of the conclusions of Vieira et al (2014). Records of W. atrofusca are from the west coast of Mexico and the USA. [details]
