New species of Bryozoa from Madeira associated with rhodoliths
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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Cheilostomatida [WoRMS]; Chorizopora Hincks, 1879 [WoRMS]; Coronellina Prenant & Bobin, 1966 [WoRMS]; Hippoporella Canu, 1917 [WoRMS]; Hippothoa Lamouroux, 1821 [WoRMS]; Microporidae Gray, 1848 [WoRMS]; Schizomavella Canu & Bassler, 1917 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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NE Atlantic, Maërl beds, opesiules, Cheilostomata, Microporidae, Chorizopora, Coronellina, Hippoporella, Hippothoa, Schizomavella |
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- Souto, J.
- Reverter-Gil, O.
- Ostrovsky, A.N.
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| Abstract |
Four new species of cheilostomate Bryozoa encrusting rhodoliths on Maërl beds are described from material collected at a single locality at Madeira Island. These are Coronellina atlantica n. sp., Hippothoa muripinnata n. sp., Chorizopora rosaria n. sp. and Hippoporella maderensis n. sp. A species of Schizomavella is left in open nomenclature. The genus Coronellina is transferred from the family Calescharidae and assigned to Microporidae. The close similarity of C. atlantica n. sp., a non-opesiulate species with deep depressions, to Coronellina fagei with opesiules, implies that the generally accepted evolutionary sequence from non-opesiulate to opesiulate species might not be the rule. |
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