Revealing the diversity of Parasmittina Osburn, 1952 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida) from the Southwest Atlantic: Species complexes, non-native and new species
Jamile Farias,
Leandro M. Vieira,
Ana C. S. Almeida
Abstract:Parasmittina is the most representative cheilostome genus of the family Smittinidae, often reported in the fouling non-indigenous marine community. Here, we present a review of Parasmittina species reported in the Southwestern Atlantic including the characterization of one species from Argentina (P. dubitata) and ten from the Brazilian coast: P. abrolhosensis, P. alba, P. bimucronata, P. ligulata comb. nov., P. longirostrata, P. pinctatae, P. serrula, P. simpulata, P. winstonae and the new species Parasmittina… Show more
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