Further species and range extensions of Amazonian bryozoans: chipping away at the iceberg
Author
Wood, Timothy S.
Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 USA. & Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW 7 5 BD UK.
Author
Okamura, Beth
Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW 7 5 BD UK.
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-08-01
5169
4
381
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journal article
112241
10.11646/zootaxa.5169.4.7
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Tapajosella elongata
Wood & Okamura, 2017
Material examined.
Statoblasts
from the
Río Negro
,
13 km
NW of Manaus
,
Amazonas State
,
Brazil
,
3° 0.099’ S
,
60° 5.623’ W
(Site 7), collected
6 May 2018
by
T
.
Wood
and
B. Okamura
.
Remarks.
The slender statoblasts of this species, previously seen only in January, 2016 near Santarém (
Wood & Okamura 2017
), were encountered for the first time in the
Río Negro
near Manaus. While many appeared to be intact, they contained no living material. The canoe-like shape of these statoblasts is so unique that the species has been placed in its own family,
Tapajosellidae
. While colonies have not yet been found, the occurrence of statoblasts in a different season and in a new location suggests that they may be a constant presence in the Amazon.