New and non-indigenous species of Bryozoa from Iberian waters

Author(s)
Oscar Reverter-Gil, Javier Souto
Abstract

Iberian material originally identified as Hincksina flustroides is revised and five different species are now identified: the Atlantic species Hincksina flustroides is present to the NW of the Iberian Peninsula, whilst the Mediterranean species Hincksina synchysia is here reported for the first time in Iberian waters. Two new species of Hincksina are described, one from the Strait of Gibraltar area, and another from the Alboran Sea, whereas another colony from this area actually corresponds to Hincksina longispinosa. A new description of Electra angulata is given, based on the original and other historical material, as well as on newly collected colonies. The taxonomic position of the species in the genus Arbopercula is discussed, and the diagnosis of the genus itself is amended. Finally, a new species of Caberea is described from deep waters off the north Iberian coast.

Organisation(s)
Department of Palaeontology
External organisation(s)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Journal
European Journal of Taxonomy
Volume
885
Pages
33-64
No. of pages
32
ISSN
2118-9773
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.885.2187
Publication date
2023
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
106054 Zoology, 106021 Marine biology, 106053 Zoogeography
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/80fa389d-4e7d-4056-a002-c9b9b5faea96