Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Celleporaria inaudita
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Bryozoa
Class
Gymnolaemata
Order
Cheilostomatida
Suborder
Flustrina
Superfamily
Celleporoidea
Family
Celleporidae
Genus
Celleporaria
Species
inaudita
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2015
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Ship hull
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Under watch
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Carlton, J. T. Keith, I., & Ruiz, G. M. (2019) Assessing marine bioinvasions in the Galápagos islands: Implications for conservation biology and marine protected areas. Aquatic Invasions, 14(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2019.14.1.01
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"Galapagos Species Database, Celleporaria inaudita", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18894. Accessed 4 November 2026.