Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States: Erect Bryozoa

• Main Authors: Ryland, John S., Hayward, Peter J.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service 1991
• Subjects: Ecology; Fisheries; Biology; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20508

Forty-nine species of erect Bryozoa from a broad range of Cyclostome, Ctenostome, and Cheilostome families are described and illustrated, and an artificial dichotomous key is provided for their identification. In general, the marine bryozoan faunas of the northeastern coasts of theUnited States are poorly known; species records are sparse and voucher collections few, and it is certain that many more species occur in this region than are presently known. The species described here occur in intertidal, coastal or offshore habitats; some are well known and have been recorded on numerous previous occasions, others have been only rarely reported, while a few are known to occur commonly in the north of the region but have yet to be recorded south of Cape Cod. Some of the species described have not been recorded at all on northeastern coastsof the United States, but are widely distributed in North Atlantic continental shelf habitats and perhaps occur in similar parts of the outer shelf of this region. This fauna is thus provisional, but is intended to stimulate further work on the Bryozoa. (PDF file contains 52 pages.)