Diversity and Systematics of Schizomavella Species (Bryozoa: Bitectiporidae) from the Bathyal NE Atlantic
- Author(s)
- Oscar Reverter-Gil, Björn Berning, Javier Souto-Derungs
- Abstract
Eight NE Atlantic and Mediterranean species, which were originally assigned to the genus Schizoporella (Family Schizoporellidae) when introduced, are redescribed and stabilized by typification. Seven of these species are transferred to the bitectiporid genus Schizomavella: S. fischeri, S. glebula, S. neptuni, S. obsoleta, S. richardi, S. triaviculata, and S. triaviculata var. paucimandibulata, which is here raised to species rank. The eighth species, Schizoporella fayalensis, is transferred to the lanceoporid genus Stephanotheca. Schizomavella obsoleta and S. glebula are considered junior subjective synonyms of S. fischeri and S. richardi, respectively. Two new species are described: Schizomavella rectangularis n. sp. from the Strait of Gibraltar, and Schizomavella phterocopa n. sp. from the Great Meteor Bank. A new subgenus, Calvetomavella n. subgen. is established as a result of a phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters; it includes S. neptuni, S. triaviculata, S. paucimandibulata and S. phterocopa n. sp., together with Schizomavella discoidea and Schizomavella noronhai. The rest of the species remain in the nominotypical subgenus Schizomavella.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Palaeontology
- External organisation(s)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Volume
- 10
- No. of pages
- 44
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139084
- Publication date
- 10-2015
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105118 Palaeontology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), General, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/diversity-and-systematics-of-schizomavella-species-bryozoa-bitectiporidae-from-the-bathyal-ne-atlantic(a3f7ac84-d812-499e-aca1-ddf34be3749e).html