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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Maxillopoda (class) » Sessilia (order) » Balanidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 27 560010 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | This species is found in most temperate areas worldwide. It is likely to have been introduced to many areas as hull fouling on shipping. Native range is uncertain. | ||||
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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: | Jones, D.S., 2012. Australian barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica), distributions and biogeographical affinities., Integrative and Comparative Biology, Vol. 52(3): 366-387. |