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Sempere-Valverde J, Saenz-Arias P, Martynova A, Benzarti O, Bouhlel R, de la Cuadra CMLF, Guerra-García JM, Chebaane S. Plasticlusters: A marine litter microhabitat in a marina of Tunisia, N Africa. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 202:116389. [PMID: 38677103 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Plastic debris is a significant and rapidly developing ecological issue in coastal marine ecosystems, especially in areas where it accumulates. This study introduces "plasticlusters", a new form of floating debris agglomeration found in the Yasmine Hammamet marina (Tunisia, North-Africa), loosely attached to pontoon ropes around the water surface level. The analysis of two samples revealed that they were formed primarily by average 2.11 mm polystyrene fragments, 3.43 mm fibers, 104 mm polypropylene and polyethylene sheets, and 122 mm decomposing seagrass leaves. They were inhabited by several taxa, including at least 2 cryptogenic and 5 non-indigenous species (NIS). Unlike other plastic formations, plasticlusters provide a novel and potentially temporal microhabitat to fouling assemblages due to their loose and unconsolidated structure which, combined with marinas being NIS hubs, could enhance NIS dispersion. The results of this study raise concerns about the combined ecological effects of debris accumulation and biocontamination inside marinas.
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- Juan Sempere-Valverde
- Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia; Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
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- Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia; Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia; Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
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- Research Laboratory LR14ES06 "Bioresources: Integrative Biology and Valorization", Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, Avenue Tahar Hadded, BP 74, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Association Notre Grand Bleu (NGB, NGO), Monastir, Tunisia
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- Research Laboratory LR14ES06 "Bioresources: Integrative Biology and Valorization", Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir, Avenue Tahar Hadded, BP 74, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia; Association Notre Grand Bleu (NGB, NGO), Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Portugal; Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande Ed. C1, 1700 Lisboa, Portugal
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Souto J, Ramalhosa P, Ferrario J, Png-Gonzalez L, Álvarez S, Gestoso I, Nogueira N, Canning-Clode J. New species and new records of bryozoan species from fouling communities in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic). MARINE BIODIVERSITY : A JOURNAL OF THE SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2023; 53:49. [PMID: 37424747 PMCID: PMC10329086 DOI: 10.1007/s12526-023-01355-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Hull fouling is considered to be the most significant vector of introduction of marine non-indigenous species (NIS) in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic) because these islands provide a vital passage route for many ships. The transfer of species between boat hulls and artificial substrates in marinas is known to be high. Bryozoans are among the most common groups of marine invertebrates growing on this type of substrate. In recent years, significant advances have been made in our knowledge about the biodiversity of bryozoans in the Madeira Archipelago. Nonetheless, the currently recognized numbers remain far from reflecting the actual bryozoan species richness. In this context, we examine bryozoan samples stemming from NIS monitoring surveys on artificial substrates along the southern coast of the Madeira Archipelago, in four recreational marinas and in two offshore aquaculture farms. This has yielded new information about ten bryozoan species. Two of them, Crisia noronhai sp. nov. and Amathia maderensis sp. nov., are described for the first time, although at least the first one was previously recorded from Madeira but misidentified. Bugula ingens, Cradoscrupocellaria insularis, Scruparia ambigua, and Celleporaria brunnea are recorded for the first time in Madeira. Moreover, the material of C. brunnea was compared with the type, and a biometric analysis was performed with material from the Atlantic and Mediterranean. All samples identified as C. brunnea in both regions are the same species, and the variations described in the literature apparently reflect high intracolonial variability. Finally, we provide new information for the descriptions of 4 additional bryozoans, namely, Crisia sp. aff. elongata, Cradoscrupocellaria bertholletii, Scrupocaberea maderensis, and Tricellaria inopinata.
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- Javier Souto
- Institut Für Paläontologie, Geozentrum, Universität Wien, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre)/ARNET (Aquatic Research Network), Agência Regional Para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia E Inovação (ARDITI) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares (IEO, CSIC), Muelle de Poniente S/N, 07015 Palma, Spain
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- MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre)/ARNET (Aquatic Research Network), Agência Regional Para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia E Inovação (ARDITI) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre)/ARNET (Aquatic Research Network), Agência Regional Para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia E Inovação (ARDITI) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences of University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, Spain
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 USA
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Av. General Norton de Matos, 4450-238 Matosinhos, Portugal
- Regional Directorate for the Sea, Lota Do Funchal 1º Piso, Rua Virgílio Teixeira, 9004-562 Funchal, Madeira Portugal
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- MARE (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre)/ARNET (Aquatic Research Network), Agência Regional Para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia E Inovação (ARDITI) Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 USA
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Gauff RPM, Joubert E, Curd A, Carlier A, Chavanon F, Ravel C, Bouchoucha M. The elephant in the room: Introduced species also profit from refuge creation by artificial fish habitats. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 185:105859. [PMID: 36680811 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Increasingly, ecological rehabilitation is envisioned to mitigate and revert impacts of ocean sprawl on coastal marine biodiversity. While in the past studies have demonstrated the positive effects of artificial fish habitats in port areas on fish abundance and diversity, benthic colonization of these structures has not yet been taken into consideration. This could be problematic as they may provide suitable habitat for Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) and hence facilitate their spreading. The present study aimed to examine communities developing on artificial fish habitats and to observe if the number of NIS was higher than in surrounding equivalent habitats. The structures were colonized by communities that were significantly different compared to those surrounding the control habitat, and they were home to a greater number of NIS. As NIS can cause severe ecological and economical damages, our results imply that in conjunction with the ecosystem services provided by artificial fish habitats, an ecosystem disservice in the form of facilitated NIS colonization may be present. These effects have not been shown before and need to be considered to effectively decide in which situations artificial structures may be used for fish rehabilitation.
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- Robin P M Gauff
- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, F-29280, Plouzané, France; Ifremer, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507, La Seyne Sur Mer, France.
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- Ifremer, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507, La Seyne Sur Mer, France
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, F-29280, Plouzané, France
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, F-29280, Plouzané, France
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- Ifremer, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507, La Seyne Sur Mer, France
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- Ifremer, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507, La Seyne Sur Mer, France
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- Ifremer, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507, La Seyne Sur Mer, France
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Reverter-Gil O, Souto J, Trigo JE. New species and new records of bryozoans from Galicia (NW Spain). J NAT HIST 2019; 53:221-251. [PMID: 31391655 PMCID: PMC6643777 DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1582815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Although the bryozoological fauna of Galicia (NW Spain) is probably the best known of the whole Iberian Peninsula, and perhaps one of the better known in Europe, new studies continue to provide new knowledge. A new species, Schizotheca galaica sp. nov., is described. Eleven species are newly recorded in Galicia: Aetea longicollis, Parellisina curvirostris, Copidozoum planum, Glabrilaria corbula, Haplopoma sciaphilum, Schizomavella (Schizomavella) mamillata, Fenestrulina asturiasensis, Fenestrulina barrosoi, Buffonellaria muriella, Schizotheca divisa and Dentiporella saldanhai; two of them (B. muriella and S. divisa) are also reported for the first time in Iberian waters; four others (Antarctothoa galaica, F. asturiasensis, F. barrosoi and D. saldanhai) are reported for the first time since their original descriptions, and SEM images of A. longicollis and F. asturiasensis are provided for the first time. Moreover, the range of geographical distribution of some species is expanded: the record of S. divisa is the southernmost to date, while the records of S. mamillata, F. barrosoi and D. saldanhai are the most northerly to date. The presence of other four species in Galician waters is confirmed and we document the permanence and range extension of two species recently introduced into our waters (Tricellaria inopinata and A. galaica). urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F8D0ABEF-026E-4FC8-A947-6484249519FA.
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- Oscar Reverter-Gil
- Museo de Historia Natural da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Institut für Paläontologie, Fakultät für Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie, Geozentrum, Universität Wien, Wien, Austria.,Departamento de Zooloxía e Antropoloxía Física, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Grupo de Estudo do Medio Mariño (GEMM), A Coruña, Spain
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Souto J, Nascimento KB, Reverter-Gil O, Vieira LM. Dismantling the Beania magellanica (Busk, 1852) species complex (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata): two new species from European waters. MARINE BIODIVERSITY : A JOURNAL OF THE SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2018; 49:1505-1518. [PMID: 31258814 PMCID: PMC6560473 DOI: 10.1007/s12526-018-0925-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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New research on bryozoans has determined that formerly widespread species are in many cases complexes of similar, but distinct, species with more restricted distributions. Notwithstanding, the limits of distribution are still unresolved for many taxa, and occasionally a wide distribution is confirmed. Beania magellanica has been considered a widespread species, distributed throughout the Southern Hemisphere, parts of northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. This study examines the Magellanic-type material, together with other historic samples and new specimens collected in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic, and for the first time, presents specimens from the European North Atlantic. Morphological comparisons and biometric analysis show the existence of three different species among the specimens studied. A redescription of B. magellanica based on the type specimen is presented, and two new species are described: B. serrata sp. nov. from the Northeast Atlantic and B. mediterranea sp. nov. from the Mediterranean Sea. These results indicate that B. magellanica s.l. is a large complex of species and that most specimens from different parts of the world must be revised.
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- Javier Souto
- Institut für Paläontologie, Geozentrum, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
- Facultade de Bioloxía, Departamento de Zooloxía, Xenética e Antropoloxía Fisica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Museo de Historia Natural da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Parque Vista Alegre s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Laboratório de Estudos de Bryozoa, Departamento de Zoologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE Brazil
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Almeida AC, Souza FB, Vieira LM. A new species of Cellaria (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) from northeastern Brazil, with a tabular identification key to the Atlantic species. ZOOLOGIA 2018. [DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.35.e24571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A new species of the erect cheilostome bryozoanCellariaEllis & Solander, 1786 is described from Bahia, NE Brazil.Cellaria oraneaesp. nov. is the first formally characterized species of the genus reported from Northeastern coast of Brazil, distinguished from all congeners by the combination of hexagonal autozooids and rhomboid fertile zooids, hexagonal interzooidal avicularium with sagittate foramen, completely immersed ovicell with oval aperture and proximal rectangular lip. A brief discussion of the diversity ofCellariafrom the Atlantic Ocean and a tabular identification key to these species are also provided.
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Kremer LP, da Rocha RM. The biotic resistance role of fish predation in fouling communities. Biol Invasions 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1210-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fehlauer-Ale KH, Winston JE, Tilbrook KJ, Nascimento KB, Vieira LM. Identifying monophyletic groups withinBugulasensu lato (Bryozoa, Buguloidea). ZOOL SCR 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Karin H. Fehlauer-Ale
- Laboratório de Bentos; Centro de Estudos do Mar; Universidade Federal do Paraná; Avenida Beira-Mar, s/n, Caixa Postal 61 CEP 83255-976 Pontal do Sul Pontal do Paraná PR Brazil
- Laboratório de Sistemática e Evolução de Bryozoa; Centro de Biologia Marinha; Universidade de São Paulo; Rodovia Manoel Hypólito do Rego, km 131, 5 Praia do Cabelo Gordo CEP 05588-000 São Sebastião SP Brazil
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- Smithsonian Marine Station; 701 Seaway Drive Fort Pierce FL 34949 USA
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- Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PW UK
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- Laboratório de Sistemática e Evolução de Bryozoa; Centro de Biologia Marinha; Universidade de São Paulo; Rodovia Manoel Hypólito do Rego, km 131, 5 Praia do Cabelo Gordo CEP 05588-000 São Sebastião SP Brazil
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- Laboratório de Sistemática e Evolução de Bryozoa; Centro de Biologia Marinha; Universidade de São Paulo; Rodovia Manoel Hypólito do Rego, km 131, 5 Praia do Cabelo Gordo CEP 05588-000 São Sebastião SP Brazil
- Departamento de Zoologia; Centro de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Av. Prof. Moraes Rego 1235, Cidade Universitária CEP 50670-901 Recife Pernambuco Brazil
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Vieira LM, Spencer Jones ME, Winston JE, Migotto AE, Marques AC. Evidence for polyphyly of the genus Scrupocellaria (Bryozoa: Candidae) based on a phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95296. [PMID: 24747915 PMCID: PMC3991637 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The bryozoan genus Scrupocellaria comprises about 80 species in the family Candidae. We propose a hypothesis for the phylogenetic relationships among species assigned to Scrupocellaria to serve as framework for a phylogenetic classification using 35 morphological characters. Our results suggest that the genus Scrupocellaria is polyphyletic. Scrupocellaria s. str. is redefined according to four morphological features: vibracular chamber with a curved setal groove, ooecium with a single ectooecial fenestra, two axillary vibracula, and a membranous operculum with a distinct distal rim. Thus, the genus includes only 11 species: Scrupocellaria aegeensis, Scrupocellaria delilii, Scrupocellaria harmeri, Scrupocellaria incurvata, Scrupocellaria inermis, Scrupocellaria intermedia, Scrupocellaria jullieni, Scrupocellaria minuta, Scrupocellaria puelcha, Scrupocellaria scrupea, and Scrupocellaria scruposa. The monophyly of Cradoscrupocellaria is supported and five new genera are erected: Aquiloniella n. gen., Aspiscellaria n. gen., Paralicornia n. gen., Pomocellaria n. gen. and Scrupocaberea n. gen. Two other new genera, Bathycellaria n. gen. and Sinocellaria n. gen., are erected to accommodate two poorly known species, Scrupocellaria profundis Osburn and Scrupocellaria uniseriata Liu, respectively. Scrupocellaria congesta is tentatively assigned to Tricellaria. Fifteen species are reassigned to Licornia: Licornia cookie n. comb., Licornia micheli n. comb., Licornia milneri n. comb., Licornia curvata n. comb., Licornia diegensis n. comb., Licornia drachi n. comb., Licornia mexicana n. comb., Licornia pugnax n. comb., Licornia raigadensis n. comb., Licornia regularis n. comb., Licornia resseri n. comb., Licornia securifera n. comb., Licornia spinigera n. comb., Licornia tridentata n. comb., and Licornia wasinensis n. comb. Notoplites americanus n. name is proposed as a replacement name for Scrupocellaria clausa Canu & Bassler. Three fossil species are reassigned to Canda: Canda rathbuni n. comb., Canda triangulata n. comb. and Canda williardi n. comb. A species is reassigned to Notoplites, Notoplites elegantissima n. comb. The generic assignment of eleven species of Scrupocellaria, including Scrupocellaria macandrei, remains uncertain.
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- Leandro M. Vieira
- Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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