Species Regional Summary
Bugula neritina
None ( SEP-Z )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Santiago, Floreana, and Isabela Islands/Galapagos Islands/Pacific Ocean (Fastings 1930 cited by McCann et al. 2019). Considered a probable introduction By Banta (1991, cited by Carlton et al. 2019)

Geographic Extent

Baltra Island, Galapagos Islands/Ecuador/Pacific Ocean (McCann et al. 2019); Isabela, Santa Cruz/Galapagos Isands/Pacific Ocean (Chiriboga, et al. 2011)

Chiriboga, A., Ruiz, D., Banks, S. (2011). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Bryozoans - FCD Lista de especies de Bryozoos de Galápagos. In: Bungartz, F., Herrera, H., Jaramillo, P., Tirado, N., Jímenez-Uzcategui, G., Ruiz, D., Guézou, A. Ziemmeck, F. (eds.). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist - Lista de Especies de Galápagos de la Fundación Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin Foundation / Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/marine-invertebrates/bryozoa/ Last updated 06 Jul 2011.

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

Full Reference List for Bugula neritina

  • Nemesis (current)
  • Marine Invasions Lab
  • Partner Portals
    Nemesis California Panama Galapagos Cocos Island NP JTMD
    Archived Projects
    Chesapeake
  • Browse Species
    Taxonomic Groups All Species
  • Browse Regions
    States
    Alaska
    Bioregions & Bays
  • News
  • login

Direct questions and comments to nemesis@si.edu.

©