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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Bryozoa (phylum)  »  Gymnolaemata (class)  »  Cheilostomatida (order)  »  Sinoflustridae (family)

CAAB Code:	20 309003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Membraniporopsis tubigera   (Osburn, 1940)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 20 - Bryozoa Bryozoans Family: 20 309 Sinoflustridae (bryozoans) - show full list Common Name: [a bryozoan] Organism Type: a bryozoan Synonyms: Conopeum tubigerum Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 20 309901     Membraniporopsis spp. Previous Codes (if any): 20 312010

Taxon Notes:	This species was originally described from the Caribbean and is known from Brazil and other areas, and has probably been accidentally spread by shipping. It has been reported once from Australia, and as an invasive in New Zealand.
Identifiers:	AFD NZOR-6-2089 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:472363 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-06-21 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Gordon, D.P., Ramalho, L.V., Taylor, P.D., 2006. An unreported invasive bryozoan that can impact livelihoods - Membraniporopsis tubigera in New Zealand and Brazil., Bulletin of Marine Science, Vol. 78(2): 331-342.
Scientific Name verified against:	Cook, P.L., Bock, P.E., Hayward, P.J., Gordon, D.P., 2018. Class Gymnolaemata, Order Cheilostomata. In: Cook, P.L. Bock, P.E. Gordon, D.P. Weaver, H.J., Editors, Australian Bryozoa Volume 2: Taxonomy of Australian Families.: 61-279. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, VIC 314pp.