A new species of the cheilostome bryozoan Chiastosella in the Southern Ocean, past and present

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ragazzola, Federica, Taylor, Paul D., Bazzicalupo, Pietro, Okamura, Beth, Schmidt, Daniela N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Bryozoa; Taxonomy; Zooid size; Ocean acidification; Morphological variation; Burdwood bank; Climate change; /dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/biology; Biology; Burdwood Bank; New Zealand; Southern Ocean; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-014-1478-x; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/a-new-species-of-the-cheilostome-bryozoan-chiastosella-in-the-southern-ocean-past-and-present(ec9d1e42-c19a-4c00-84d7-a50ccad10e9e).html; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/ws/files/2136509/Ragazzola_et_al_2014.pdf

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