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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Bryozoa (phylum) » Gymnolaemata (class) » Ctenostomatida (order) » Vesiculariidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 20 231023 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Amathia similis Gordon & Spencer-Jones, 2013 |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species was previously confused with the introduced species Amathia distans, however, even though it is distinct from the latter, it is known only from port areas and is unlikely to be native to New Zealand. | ||
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Gordon, D.P., Spencer-Jones, M., 2013. The amathiiform Ctenostomata (phylum Bryozoa) of New Zealand - including four new species, two of them of probable alien origin., Zootaxa, Vol. 3647(1): 75-95. |