WoRMS taxon details
Escharella immersa (Fleming, 1828)
111484 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111484)
accepted
Species
Berenicea immersa Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted (Basionym)
Lepralia crassispina Stimpson, 1854 · unaccepted (Subjective synonym)
Lepralia immersa Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted (basionym)
Lepralia peachi Johnston, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mucronella immersa · unaccepted
Mucronella peachi (Johnston, 1847) · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lepralia immersa Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to...
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; 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); St. Andrews [details]
Bock, P. (2025). World List of Bryozoa. Escharella immersa (Fleming, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111484 on 2025-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lepralia peachi Johnston, 1847) Johnston, G. (1847). A history of British zoophytes. Van Voorst, Second edition, London. pp. vol. 1, pp. i-xvi, 1-488, vol. 2, plates 1-74. <em>Van Voorst, London.</em> 1: 1-499, figs 1-87; vol. 2: pls 1-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17834260
page(s): 315 [details]
original description (of Lepralia immersa Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]
original description (of Lepralia crassispina Stimpson, 1854) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 18 [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]
page(s): 315 [details]
original description (of Lepralia immersa Fleming, 1828) Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. <em>Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan.</em> Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569 [details]
original description (of Lepralia crassispina Stimpson, 1854) Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.</em> 6: 1-66, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32536624
page(s): 18 [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]
Other
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 
[request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Diet Small microorganisms, including diatoms and other unicellular algae. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), northern Gaspe waters, southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: Eastern Bradelle Valley), lower St. Lawrence estuary; 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); St. Andrews [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]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mucronella immersa)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Mucronella peachi (Johnston, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Escharella immersa)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Escharella immersa (Fleming, 1828); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3176220)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (16 records) (from synonym Mucronella peachi (Johnston, 1847))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mucronella immersa)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Mucronella peachi (Johnston, 1847))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Escharella immersa)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Escharella immersa (Fleming, 1828); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3176220)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (16 records) (from synonym Mucronella peachi (Johnston, 1847))
To ITIS
