Revision of the type species of <i>Metroperiella</i> (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida), with the description of two new species

Berning, Björn; Achilleos, Katerina; Wisshak, Max

doi:10.1080/00222933.2019.1582725

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“…With the possible exception of Metroperiella mesogeia, which may be synonymous with Metroperiella montferrandii from the Red Sea (see Berning et al, 2019), non-indigenous bryozoan species were not among the taxa that could confidently be identified. This can presumably be ascribed to the fact that not many shallow-water stations were sampled, and, more importantly, that artificial substrata of ports and marinas were not targeted at all during the surveys.…”

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“…Although the bryozoan fauna of the Mediterranean Sea is regarded as extremely well known owing to some 250 years of research, several species are newly described each year (e.g. Berning & Kuklinski, 2008;Rosso & Novosel, 2010;Reverter-Gil et al, 2015;Berning et al 2019;Rosso et al, 2020). The eastern Mediterranean has traditionally been neglected by bryozoologists, and relatively few studies exist in which bryozoans from the Levantine Basin were thoroughly described and SEM images were used for determination (e.g.…”

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“…Despite the fact that the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most thoroughly investigated areas, representing nearly 9.6% of the global bryozoan diversity, the eastern basin has been poorly studied in the past (Rosso & Di Martino, 2016;Gerovasileiou & Rosso, 2016). However, during the last years several studies have been published describing the bryozoan diversity of the Levantine Basin (Koçak et al, 2002;Harmelin et al, 2007Harmelin et al, , 2009Abdelsalam, 2014;Harmelin, 2014a,b;Sokolover et al, 2016;Abdelsalam et al, 2017;Guido et al, 2017;Berning et al, 2019;Rosso et al, 2019). Whilst most of the species are apparently widely distributed throughout the Medi-terranean Sea, a large number of taxa are new records to the region, many of which are regarded as non-indigenous that have probably entered the eastern basin through the Suez Canal.…”

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Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011–2018)

Achilleos

Jiménez

Berning³

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Medit. Mar. Sci.

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The Mediterranean bryozoan fauna is considered to be well studied compared to other marine areas of the world. However, in the Levantine Basin, bryozoan diversity has not yet been adequately documented. This report presents the first systematic and most comprehensive study of bryozoans sampled in Cyprus during census surveys from 2011 to 2018. The specimens were collected between 9 and ~620 m depth from several habitat types (mainly soft-bottom environments but also hard natural/artificial substrata, ancient shipwrecks, a marine cave, and deep-water coral habitats) around the island by means of bottom trawls, remotely operated vehicles, and scuba diving. The surveys produced a total of 91 species, 26 of which (=28%) are new records for the Levantine Basin, and 10 (=11%) are probably new to science. Our results thus show that the diversity of bryozoans in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is still significantly underestimated.

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Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011–2018)

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Berning³

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“…d'Hondt, 1975; Harmelin, 1978; Harmelin & Arístegui, 1988). Since then, only a few species have been added to the bryozoan diversity of the Azores (Harmelin, 2006; Reverter-Gil & Fernández-Pulpeiro, 2007; Berning & Kuklinski, 2008; Berning, 2013; Berning et al ., 2019; Harmelin et al ., 2019; Haugen et al ., 2020). This is despite a renewed interest in the archipelago's marine fauna and ongoing sampling activities in the region (George et al ., 2018; Baptista et al ., 2022), which is often driven by the necessity to identify non-indigenous species (e.g.…”

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Revision of the Cheilostomatida (Bryozoa) collected during the HMS ‘Challenger’ Expedition (1872–1876) in the central North Atlantic

Berning

Jones

2023

J. Mar. Biol. Ass.

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Of the 21 species recorded from the greater Azores region during the HMS ‘Challenger’ Expedition, 12 were newly introduced during the late 19th century. The respective types of these species are fixed, and eight species are redescribed based on scanning electron microscope analysis (Notoplites bilobus, Raxifabia minuta, Hemicyclopora canalifera, Smittoidea oratavensis comb. nov., Buskea ovalis comb. nov., Buskea fayalensis comb. nov., Celleporina ansata comb. nov. and Reteporella atlantica comb. nov.). Another four species are merely dealt with shortly either because the material is insufficiently preserved for a thorough revision (Columnella gracilis, Carbasea pedunculata), or because the species have recently been revised already (Notoplites clausus, Microporella hastigera). Moreover, two Azorean species that were introduced by later workers are synonymized with ‘Challenger’ species: S. oratavensis is considered a senior synonym of Smittia ensifera, and Lekythopora laciniosa is synonymized with C. ansata.

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“…Recent times have seen a renewed interest regarding revisions of historical taxa in the Azores (e.g. [18][19][20][21]) and the identification of non-indigenous species (e.g. [22,23]).…”

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Morphospecies and molecular diversity of ‘lace corals’: the genus Reteporella (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida) in the central North Atlantic Azores Archipelago

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Background As in most bryozoans, taxonomy and systematics of species in the genus Reteporella Busk, 1884 (family Phidoloporidae) has hitherto almost exclusively been based on morphological characters. From the central North Atlantic Azores Archipelago, nine Reteporella species have historically been reported, none of which have as yet been revised. Aiming to characterise the diversity and biogeographic distribution of Azorean Reteporella species, phylogenetic reconstructions were conducted on a dataset of 103 Azorean Reteporella specimens, based on the markers cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1, small and large ribosomal RNA subunits. Morphological identification was based on scanning electron microscopy and complemented the molecular inferences. Results Our results reveal two genetically distinct Azorean Reteporella clades, paraphyletic to eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean taxa. Moreover, an overall concordance between morphological and molecular species can be shown, and the actual bryozoan diversity in the Azores is greater than previously acknowledged as the dataset comprises three historically reported species and four putative new taxa, all of which are likely to be endemic. The inclusion of Mediterranean Reteporella specimens also revealed new species in the Adriatic and Ligurian Sea, whilst the inclusion of additional phidoloporid taxa hints at the non-monophyly of the genus Reteporella. Conclusion Being the first detailed genetic study on the genus Reteporella, the high divergence levels inferred within the genus Reteporella and family Phidoloporidae calls for the need of further revision. Nevertheless, the overall concordance between morphospecies and COI data suggest the potential adequacy of a 3% cut-off to distinguish Reteporella species. The discovery of new species in the remote Azores Archipelago as well as in the well-studied Mediterranean Sea indicates a general underestimation of bryozoan diversity. This study constitutes yet another example of the importance of integrative taxonomical approaches on understudied taxa, contributing to cataloguing genetic and morphological diversity.

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Revision of the type species of Metroperiella (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida), with the description of two new species

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Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011–2018)

Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011–2018)

Revision of the Cheilostomatida (Bryozoa) collected during the HMS ‘Challenger’ Expedition (1872–1876) in the central North Atlantic

Morphospecies and molecular diversity of ‘lace corals’: the genus Reteporella (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida) in the central North Atlantic Azores Archipelago

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