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Electra monostachys (Busk, 1854)

111354  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111354)

accepted
Species
Membranipora monostachys Busk, 1854 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Membranipora monostachys Busk, 1854) Busk, G. (1852-1854). Catalogue of marine Polyzoa in the collection of the British museum. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/20859#/summary
page(s): 61 [details]   
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); Prince Edward Island (from the northern...  
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]
Bock, P. (2024). World List of Bryozoa. Electra monostachys (Busk, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111354 on 2024-05-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2005-02-01 08:42:39Z
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original description  (of Membranipora monostachys Busk, 1854) Busk, G. (1852-1854). Catalogue of marine Polyzoa in the collection of the British museum. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/20859#/summary
page(s): 61 [details]   

basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Winston, J. E. and F. J. Maturo Jr. 2009. Bryozoans (Ectoprocta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1147–1164 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Argentinean part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

From other sources
Diet small microorganisms, including diatoms and other unicellualr algae [details]

Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway) [details]

Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]

Predators grazing organisms such as sea urchins and fish; also subject to competition and overgrowth from sponges, algae, and tunicates [details]

Reproduction sexual and asexual; bryozoan colonies consist of replicated series of zooids, each budded asexually from a predecessor. The founding zooid metamorphoses from the sexually produced larva. Hermaphroditic. [details]
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