Two new species of Stylopoma (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida) from the Southwestern Atlantic
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Two new species of the cheilostomate bryozoan genus Stylopoma are described from Brazil-Stylopoma anacarolinae sp. nov. and Stylopoma priscilae sp. nov. Stylopoma anacarolinae sp. nov. exhibits zooids with single or paired small avicularia and an orifice with a U-shaped sinus, in contrast to the long avicularia and orifice with a teardrop-shaped sinus of Stylopoma priscilae sp. nov. In addition to taxonomic description, a revised comparative table of living species worldwide is provided.
Source: Zootaxa
Institutions: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Natural History Museum
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4402630517