Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia
Twenty-three species of cheilostome bryozoans are described from the Malaysian islands of Penang and Langkawi based on a brief reconnaisance survey of shore localities. These are the first bryozoans to be formally described from either island and they demonstrate the potential for further researc...
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| description | Twenty-three species of cheilostome bryozoans are described from the Malaysian islands
of Penang and Langkawi based on a brief reconnaisance survey of shore localities. These are the first
bryozoans to be formally described from either island and they demonstrate the potential for further
research on these neglected suspension feeders. Of the 23 species recorded, 12 are anascans, half of
which are malacostegines, and 11 are ascophorans. The new combinations Acanthodesia falsitenuis
(Liu, 1992), A. perambulata (Louis & Menon, 2009) and A. irregulata (Liu, 1992) are introduced. Most
of the species recorded are widespread in the Indo-Pacific, and some are apparently globally distributed
in the tropics and subtropics, including the invasive fouling species Bugula neritina, Hippoporina indica
and Schizoporella japonica, as well as the coral reef associates Cranosina coronata and Hippopodina
feegeensis. Plastic debris and glass bottles were encrusted by Jellyella eburnea, a coloniser of floating
biological and man-made objects that is becoming widespread in the tropics and subtropics of the
world’s oceans. |
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| spelling | usm-384362018-01-19T00:52:59Z http://eprints.usm.my/38436/ Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia Taylor, Paul D. Tan, Aileen Shau Hwai QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Twenty-three species of cheilostome bryozoans are described from the Malaysian islands of Penang and Langkawi based on a brief reconnaisance survey of shore localities. These are the first bryozoans to be formally described from either island and they demonstrate the potential for further research on these neglected suspension feeders. Of the 23 species recorded, 12 are anascans, half of which are malacostegines, and 11 are ascophorans. The new combinations Acanthodesia falsitenuis (Liu, 1992), A. perambulata (Louis & Menon, 2009) and A. irregulata (Liu, 1992) are introduced. Most of the species recorded are widespread in the Indo-Pacific, and some are apparently globally distributed in the tropics and subtropics, including the invasive fouling species Bugula neritina, Hippoporina indica and Schizoporella japonica, as well as the coral reef associates Cranosina coronata and Hippopodina feegeensis. Plastic debris and glass bottles were encrusted by Jellyella eburnea, a coloniser of floating biological and man-made objects that is becoming widespread in the tropics and subtropics of the world’s oceans. Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38436/1/Cheilostome_Bryozoa_from_Penang_and_Langkawi%2C_Malaysia.pdf Taylor, Paul D. and Tan, Aileen Shau Hwai (2015) Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia. European Journal of Taxonomy, 149. pp. 1-34. ISSN 2118-9773 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.149 |
| spellingShingle | QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Taylor, Paul D. Tan, Aileen Shau Hwai Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia |
| title | Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia |
| title_full | Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia |
| title_short | Cheilostome Bryozoa from Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia |
| title_sort | cheilostome bryozoa from penang and langkawi, malaysia |
| topic | QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/38436/ http://eprints.usm.my/38436/ http://eprints.usm.my/38436/1/Cheilostome_Bryozoa_from_Penang_and_Langkawi%2C_Malaysia.pdf |