Ctenostomatous Bryozoa from Sao Paulo, Brazil, with descriptions of twelve new species

Author(s)

Vieira, Leandro M. ^{[1, 2]} ; Migotto, Alvaro E. ^[1] ; Winston, Judith E. ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Biol Marinha, BR-11600000 Sao Sebastiao, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, BR-50670901 Recife, PE - Brazil

^[3] Smithsonian Marine Stn, Ft Pierce, FL 34949 - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 3889, n. 4, p. 485-524, DEC 3 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 9

Abstract

This paper describes 21 ctenostomatous bryozoans from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, based on specimens observed in vivo. A new family, Jebramellidae n. fam., is erected for a newly described genus and species, Jebramella angusta n. gen. et sp. Eleven other species are described as new: Alcyonidium exiguum n. sp., Alcyonidium pulvinatum n. sp., Alcyonidium torquatum n. sp., Alcyonidium vitreum n. sp., Bowerbankia ernsti n. sp., Bowerbankia evelinae n. sp., Bowerbankia mobilis n. sp., Nolella elizae n. sp., Panolicella brasiliensis n. sp., Sundanella rosea n. sp., Victorella araceae n. sp. Taxonomic and ecological notes are also included for nine previously described species: Aeverrillia setigera (Hincks, 1887), Alcyonidium hauffi Marcus, 1939, Alcyonidium polypylum Marcus, 1941, Anguinella palmata van Beneden, 1845, Arachnoidella evelinae (Marcus, 1937), Bantariella firmata (Marcus, 1938) n. comb., Nolella sawayai Marcus, 1938, Nolella stipata Gosse, 1855 and Zoobotryon verticillatum (delle Chiaje, 1822). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/10619-0 - Taxonomic review of species of Scrupocellaria van Beneden, 1845 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) from Atlantic
• Grantee: Leandro Manzoni Vieira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 98/07090-3 - Benthic marine biodiversity in the state of São Paulo
• Grantee: Antonia Cecília Zacagnini Amaral
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 12/24285-1 - Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of Scrupocellaria spp. (Bryozoa, Candidae): a morphological approach
• Grantee: Leandro Manzoni Vieira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 11/50317-5 - Biodiversity and functioning of a subtropical coastal ecosystem: a contribution to integrated management
• Grantee: Antonia Cecília Zacagnini Amaral
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 12/10413-8 - Systematics, evolution and distribution of extant marine bryozoans in Brazil
• Grantee: Alvaro Esteves Migotto
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• FAPESP's process: 08/10624-3 - Judith Ellen Winston | Virginia Museum of Natural History - Estados Unidos
• Grantee: Alvaro Esteves Migotto
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International