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Common Name: single horn bryozoan
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Gosner (1978:118), Meinkoth (1981:715).
Native Range:
Japan (Carlton 1989). Common from Florida north to Cape Cod, reported north to the Arctic (Meinkoth 1981). Needs 18 o/oo minimum salinity (Gosner 1978:118).
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Established in Prince William Sound, Alasaka (Ruiz 2000). Coos Bay, Oregon (Carlton 1989). Established in Puget Sound, Washington (Cohen 2004).
Means of Introduction: Commercial oyster industry (Carlton 1989).
Status: Established.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: None.
References
Carlton, J.T. 1989. Man's role in the changing face of the ocean: biological invasions and implications for conservation of near-shore environments. Conservation Biology 3(3):265-273.
Gosner, K.L. 1978. A Field Guide to the Atlantic Shore. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 329 pp.
Meinkoth, N.A. 1981. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures. Alfred A. Knopf., New York, NY. 813 pp.
Other Resources:
Photo - Bryozoans of the West Coast of North America
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 4/11/2006 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Schizoporella unicornis. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=275> Revision Date: 4/11/2006
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