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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	20 432002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Watersipora subtorquata   (d'Orbigny, 1852)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 20 - Bryozoa Bryozoans Family: 20 432 Watersiporidae (bryozoans) - show full list Common Name: [a bryozoan] Organism Type: a bryozoan Synonyms: Watersipora subovoidea Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 20 432901     Watersipora spp. Previous Codes (if any): 20 432003

Taxon Notes:

This species is an invasive species, and has been accidentally introduced to waters in this region. It includes some Australian and New Zealand material originally identified as Watersipora subovoidea. However, many records of W. subtorquata from this region actually refer to W. subatra, so any previous records of W. subtorquata and W. subovoidea need to be re-examined to determine their true identity. See Vieira et al, 2014.

Identifiers:

AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a9e7a19c-860a-4e1c-ad38-a123106cc0b8 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111592 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 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:	Vieira, L.M., Jones, M.S., Taylor, P.D., 2014. The identity of the invasive fouling bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata (d'Orbigny) and some other congeneric species., Zootaxa, Vol. 3857(2): 151-182.