Author | The Bishop Group |
Year | 2011 |
Title | Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species |
Type | Book/Report |
Source | 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association |
Illustrations | Colour photographs and line drawings |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A handy coloured identification guide to a selection of 22 marine aliens, some very common, recently introduced and hence not in standard textbooks, and easily confused with native species. |
Examine | in the Hand ( with x8 or x10 hand lens is also useful) |
Website url | plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9076/1/MBA%20NNS%20Guide%202020%20%2829%20MB%29.pdf |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Superseded | Didemnum vexillum | Carpet Sea Squirt | Animalia: Aplousobranchia: Didemnidae |
For identification | Superseded | Corella eumyota | Orange-tipped Sea Squirt | Animalia: Phlebobranchia: Corellidae |
For identification | Superseded | Perophora japonica | Colonial Sea Squirt | Animalia: Phlebobranchia: Perophoridae |
For identification | Superseded | Botrylloides diegensis | a colonial sea squirt | Animalia: Stolidobranchia: Styelidae |
For identification | Superseded | Botrylloides violaceus | Red Sheath Tunicate | Animalia: Stolidobranchia: Styelidae |
For identification | Superseded | Styela clava | Leathery Sea Squirt | Animalia: Stolidobranchia: Styelidae |
For identification | Superseded | Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese Mitten Crab | Animalia: Decapoda: Varunidae |
For identification | Superseded | Caprella mutica | Japanese Skeleton Shrimp | Animalia: Amphipoda: Caprellidae |
For identification | Superseded | Amphibalanus amphitrite | an acorn barnacle | Animalia: Sessilia: Balanidae |
For identification | Superseded | Austrominius modestus | Darwin’s Barnacle | Animalia: Sessilia: Austrobalanidae |
For identification | Superseded | Ficopomatus enigmaticus | Trumpet Tube Worm | Animalia: Sabellida: Serpulidae |
For identification | Superseded | Watersipora subatra | a bryozoan | Animalia: Cheilostomatida: Watersiporidae |
For identification | Superseded | Bugula neritina | Ruby Bryozoan | Animalia: Cheilostomatida: Bugulidae |
For identification | Superseded | Magallana gigas | Pacific Oyster, Portuguese Oyster | Animalia: Ostreoida: Ostreidae |
For identification | Superseded | Crepidula fornicata | Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet | Animalia: Littorinimorpha: Calyptraeidae |
For identification | Superseded | Urosalpinx cinerea | American Oyster Drill, American Sting Winkle | Animalia: Neogastropoda: Muricidae |
For identification | Superseded | Rapana venosa | Veined Rapa Whelk | Animalia: Neogastropoda: Muricidae |
For identification | Superseded | Diadumene lineata | Orange-striped Anemone | Animalia: Actiniaria: Diadumenidae |
For identification | Superseded | Sargassum muticum | Japweed, Wireweed | Chromista: Fucales: Sargassaceae |
For identification | Superseded | Undaria pinnatifida | Wakame, Japanese Kelp | Chromista: Laminariales: Alariaceae |
For identification | Superseded | Asparagopsis armata | Harpoon Weed | Plantae: Bonnemaisoniales: Bonnemaisoniaceae |
For identification | Superseded | Grateloupia turturu | Devil’s Tongue Weed | Plantae: Halymeniales: Halymeniaceae |
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