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Family: Vesiculariidae



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25 species (see list below)
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Amathia alternata
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Amathia convoluta
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Amathia distans
[White bushy bryozoan]
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Amathia gracilis
[Creeping bryozoan]
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Amathia gracillima
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Amathia guernseii
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Amathia intermedis
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Amathia lendigera
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Amathia pruvoti
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Amathia semiconvoluta
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Indo-Pacific and Western

Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje, 1822)

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Amathia verticillata
[Bushy bryozoan]
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Amathia vidovici
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Bowerbankia arctica
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Bowerbankia citrina
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Bowerbankia composita
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Bowerbankia francorum
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Bowerbankia hahni
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Bowerbankia imbricata
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Bowerbankia maxima
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Bowerbankia minutissima
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Bowerbankia pustulosa
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Farrella gigantea
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Farrella repens
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Vesicularia fasciculata
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Vesicularia spinosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amathia alternata Western Central Atlantic.
Amathia convoluta Eastern Central Pacific 1816
Amathia distans White bushy bryozoan Native in Caribbean and A 20 WD 1886
Amathia gracilis Creeping bryozoan Eastern Pacific, Southwes 1855
Amathia gracillima Eastern Pacific, Southwes 1877
Amathia guernseii Eastern Pacific, Southwes 1987
Amathia intermedis Eastern Pacific, Southwes 1987
Amathia lendigera Mediterranean
Amathia pruvoti Mediterranean Sea 1911
Amathia semiconvoluta Mediterranean Sea. 1824
Amathia verticillata Bushy bryozoan Indo-Pacific and Western 1822
Amathia vidovici Western Central Atlantic, 1867
Bowerbankia arctica Western Central Atlantic, 1880
Bowerbankia citrina Northeast Atlantic 1877
Bowerbankia composita Arctic 1955
Bowerbankia francorum Southwest Atlantic 1888
Bowerbankia hahni Southwest Atlantic 1888
Bowerbankia imbricata Southern Pacific, Atlanti 1800
Bowerbankia maxima Southern Pacific, Atlanti
Bowerbankia minutissima Southwest Atlantic 1888
Bowerbankia pustulosa Northeast Atlantic and th 1786
Farrella gigantea Northeast Atlantic and th
Farrella repens Northeast Atlantic and th
Vesicularia fasciculata Northeast Atlantic and th
Vesicularia spinosa Mediterranean Sea. 1767



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