Global diversity of bryozoans (Bryozoa or Ectoprocta) in freshwater |
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| Authors: | Jos A. Massard Gaby Geimer |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Musée national d’histoire naturelle, 25 rue Munster, Luxembourg, 2160, Luxembourg;(2) 1A rue des Romains, Echternach, 6478, Luxembourg |
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| Abstract: | The present study considers 88 bryozoan species occurring in freshwater: 69 phylactolaemate and 19 gymnolaemate species. Roughly 49% of these species are confined to one zoogeographical region. The cosmopolitan status of species like Fredericella sultana, Plumatella repens or P. emarginata has to be reconsidered. Among the Phylactolaemata, which are phylogenetically older than the Gymnolaemata, the gelatinous species (Lophopodidae, Pectinatellidae, Cristatellidae) are more primitive than the branching tubular species (Plumatellidae, Fredericellidae). Guest editors: E. V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers & K. Martens Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment |
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| Keywords: | Bryozoa Ectoprocta Phylactolaemata Gymnolaemata Phylogeny Zoogeography |
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