Smittina oblita sp. nov., a new cheilostomatous bryozoan from the southwest Atlantic

The cheilostomatous bryozoan Smittina oblita sp. nov. is described from samples collected in the Patagonian Shelf and the Burwood Bank (southwest Atlantic Ocean). This new species seems to be related to Smittina lebruni (Waters, 1905), and Smittina antarctica (Waters, 1904), from which it differs in...

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Main Author: López Gappa, Juan José
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/137433
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Summary:The cheilostomatous bryozoan Smittina oblita sp. nov. is described from samples collected in the Patagonian Shelf and the Burwood Bank (southwest Atlantic Ocean). This new species seems to be related to Smittina lebruni (Waters, 1905), and Smittina antarctica (Waters, 1904), from which it differs in its characteristic suboral avicularia. Fil: López Gappa, Juan José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina