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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	20 231019 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Amathia gracilis   (Leidy, 1855)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 20 - Bryozoa Bryozoans Family: 20 231 Vesiculariidae (bryozoans) - show full list Common Name: [a bryozoan] Organism Type: a bryozoan Synonyms: Bowerbankia gracilis Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 20 231901     Amathia spp.

Taxon Notes:	This European species has been accidentally introduced into Australian and New Zealand waters, probably by shipping, and has the potential to be spread into other areas in this region. It is highly likely that more than one species is currently included under this name.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111665 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2016-05-10 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Huisiman, J.M., Jones, D.S., Wells, F.E., Burton, T., 2008. Introduced marine biota in Western Australian waters., Records of the Western Australian Museum, Vol. 25: 1-44.
Scientific Name verified against:	Waeschenbach, A., Vieira, L.M., Reverter-Gil, O., Souto-Derungs, J., Nascimento, K.B., Fehlauer-Ale, K.H., 2015. A phylogeny of Vesiculariidae (Bryozoa, Ctenostomata) supports synonymization of three genera and reveals possible cryptic diversity., Zoologica Scripta, Vol. 44(6): 667-683. . doi:10.1111/zsc.12130 doi:10.1111/zsc.12130