Bugulina simplex (Hincks, 1886)

Kakkonen, Jenni E., Worsfold, Tim M., Ashelby, Christopher W., Taylor, Andrea & Beaton, Katy, 2019, The value of regular monitoring and diverse sampling techniques to assess aquatic non-native species: a case study from Orkney, Management of Biological Invasions 10 (1), pp. 46-79 : 61

(12) Bugulina simplex (Hincks, 1886)

Status in U.K. – non-native.

Bugulina simplex was found at Kirkwall Marina in 2014 and 2015, and had also been recorded there in 2012 ( Nall et al. 2015), but has not been recorded since. It is otherwise known from Shetland ( Collin et al. 2015), Peterhead, Somerset and Hartlepool ( Bishop et al. 2015b), Northern Ireland ( Porter et al. 2017) and Wales ( Ryland et al. 2011). Ryland et al. (2011) believed that it was under-recorded in Britain and indicated that its strong seasonality may reduce the likelihood of detection in some months.