Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amathia verticillata
Briozoo, Bryozoan
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Bryozoa
Class
Gymnolaemata
Order
Ctenostomatida
Suborder
Stolonifera
Family
Vesiculariidae
Genus
Amathia
Species
verticillata
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: Potentially Invasive
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, Amathia verticillata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18900. Accessed 7 July 2025.