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Common Name: Bowerbank's halichondria
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: See Gosner (1978).
Size: colonies 50-75 mm high, spreading to 125-150 mm (Gosner 1978); more than 30 cm wide, 51 mm high (Meinkoth 1981).
Native Range:
Brackish waters from Bay of Fundy south to Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras (Gosner 1978).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Coos Bay, Oregon (Carlton 1989; Coles 2004). Distributed on west coast from Alaska to southern California (Meinkoth 1981:329; Ruiz 2000).
Means of Introduction: Introduced with oyster plantings (Carlton 1989).
Status: Established on West Coast.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: Strong odor (Meinkoth 1981).
References
Gosner, K.L. 1978. A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 329 pp.
Carlton, J.T. 1989. Man's role in changing the face of the ocean: biological invasions and implications for conservation of near-shore environments. Conservation Biology 3(3):265-273.
Meinkoth, N.A. 1981. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures. Alfred A. Knopf., New York, NY. 813 pp.
Other Resources: California Biota Home Page
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 4/24/2006 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2008. Halichondria bowerbanki. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=1217> Revision Date: 4/24/2006
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