Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Berenicea utriculata Fleming, 1828, Eschara ciliata Pallas, 1766, Lepralia ciliata (Pallas, 1766), Lepralia insignis Hassall, 1841, Lepralia pustula Dalyell, 1848 (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand, Philippines,, Oregon, Chile, Falklands, Juan Fernandez, Tristan de Cunha, Britain, Mediterranean and Galápagos Islands of in Santiago, Isabela (Banta & Redden, 1990).

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