Three new species of the genus Smittina from the Weddell Sea, Antarctic (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata: Smittinidae)

New species Smittina multanguloporata, S. humilis, and S. impellucida collected in the Wed-dell Sea by the German Antarctic Expedition ANT XIII/3 on research vessel “Polarstern” in 1996 are described. The genus Smittina, with 12 Arctic and 16 Antarctic species, has a bipolar distribution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: V. I. Gontar, V. I. Three, Smittina Weddell Sea
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Antarctic
Arctic
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.502.9079
http://www.ipdn.ru/periphyton/_private/vidy/gontar.pdf
Description
Summary:New species Smittina multanguloporata, S. humilis, and S. impellucida collected in the Wed-dell Sea by the German Antarctic Expedition ANT XIII/3 on research vessel “Polarstern” in 1996 are described. The genus Smittina, with 12 Arctic and 16 Antarctic species, has a bipolar distribution.

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