Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Idmonea flexuosa Pourtales, 1867, Idmonea atlantica var. flexuosa, Smitt, 1872, 1 Idmonea atlantica van tenuis, Hincks, 1880, Tubulipora atlantica var. flexuosa, Harmer, 1915, Idmonea atlantica var. flexuosa, Osburn, 1940, Idmidronea atlantica var. flexuosa Osburn, 1947 (Osburn, 1953).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Galapagos Island: Santiago (Osburn, 1953). San Salvador, Australia, California, British Columbia, Mexico and Costa Rica (Banta & Redden, 1990). New Zealand, Australia and South Pacific Ocean (Horton et al., 2021).

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• Osburn, R.C. (1953) Bryozoa of the Pacific coast of America. Part III. Cyclostomata, Ctenostomata, Entoprocta and Addenada. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 14(3): 613-841.