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WRiMS taxon detailsMembranipora membranacea (Linnaeus, 1767)
111411 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111411)
accepted
Species
marine,
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Bock, P. (2025). World List of Bryozoa. Membranipora membranacea (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111411 on 2026-07-11
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Membranipora membranacea (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111411 on 2026-07-11
original description
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
context source (Introduced species) Fofonoff, P.W.; Ruiz, G.M.; Steves, B.; Carlton, J.T. (2014-2024). National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS). , available online at http://invasions.si.edu/nemesis [details] context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 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 Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details] additional source Vanderperren, J.-P. (1991). Report Natural History Archive 1990 [Verslag Natuurhistorisch Archief 1990]. <em>De Strandvlo.</em> 11(3): 65-75. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 71 [details] additional source Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (1999). Cheilostomatous Bryozoa: part 2 Hippothooidea - Celleporoidea: notes for the identification of British species. 2nd ed.. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 14. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-263-3. vii, 416 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Canadian part of the Gulf of St-Lawrence (Marine Region) : western coast of Newfoundland [details]Introduced species abundance in United States (Nation) : Dominant [details] Introduced species impact in Canadian part of the Gulf of St-Lawrence (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details] Introduced species impact in United States (Nation) : Adverse habitat modification [details] Introduced species impact in United States (Nation) : Alters trophic interactions [details] Introduced species impact in United States (Nation) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details] Introduced species remark In Canadian part of the Gulf of St-Lawrence (Marine Region) : Fouling by M. membranacea killed kelps (Saccharina longicuris = Laminaria spp.) in St. Margaret's Bay by encrusting the fronds and making them more vulnerable to breakage (Saunders and Metaxas 2008) and decreasing spore production (Saier and Chapman 2004) [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in United States (Nation) : Introduced via shipping on hulls or in ballast water. [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in United States (Nation) : Introduced via shipping on hulls or in ballast water. [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (92 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (157 publications) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Membranipora membranacea) To GenBank (420 nucleotides; 102 proteins) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To Membmem at Bryozoa Home Page To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (7 records) To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 081335) To ITIS From editor or global species database
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