Taxonomy of intertidal cheilostome Bryozoa of Maceió, northeastern Brazil. Part 1: Suborders Inovicellina, Malacostegina and Thalamoporellina

Thirteen cheilostome bryozoan species from intertidal habitats of Maceió, Alagoas State, Brazil, are reported here. We describe four new species: Aetea cultrata n. sp., Biflustra marcusi n. sp., Biflustra sphinx n. sp. and Jellyella brasiliensis n. sp. Two other species of Inovicellina, Aetea arcuat...

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Published in:	Zootaxa Vol. 4097; no. 1; p. 59
Main Authors:	Vieira, Leandro M, Almeida, Ana C S, Winston, Judith E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand 30-03-2016
Subjects:	Animal Distribution Animal Structures - anatomy & histology Animal Structures - growth & development Animals Body Size Brazil Bryozoa - anatomy & histology Bryozoa - classification Bryozoa - growth & development Ecosystem Female Male Organ Size
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Summary:	Thirteen cheilostome bryozoan species from intertidal habitats of Maceió, Alagoas State, Brazil, are reported here. We describe four new species: Aetea cultrata n. sp., Biflustra marcusi n. sp., Biflustra sphinx n. sp. and Jellyella brasiliensis n. sp. Two other species of Inovicellina, Aetea arcuata Winston & Hayward, 2012, and Aetea curta Jullien, 1888, and four species of Malacostegina, Arbocuspis bellula (Hincks, 1881), Arbocuspis bicornis (Hincks, 1881), Arbocuspis ramosa (Osburn, 1940), and Jellyella tuberculata (Bosc, 1802), are reported on drift algae. Three species of Thalamoporellina are found for the first time in Maceió, Labioporella tuberculata Winston, Vieira & Woollacoot, 2014, Steginoporella magnilabris (Busk, 1854) and Thalamoporella floridana Osburn, 1940.
ISSN:	1175-5334
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.3