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- Title
Cheilostomatous Bryozoa from Vanuatu.
- Authors
TILBROOK, KEVIN J.; HAYWARD, P. J.; GORDON, D. P.
- Abstract
The present account of some Bryozoa from Vanuatu is the first study of reef-flat species from the eastern Coral Sea. Based on samples collected from several shallow water localities on the island of Efate, a total of 92 species is described, including a new family, three new genera and 20 new species. Some of the newly recognized species are the result of taxonomic revision stimulated by these new samples, while others are entirely new to science. Of the new taxa described here, 16 are presently known only from Vanuatu. The total number of species recorded does not accurately represent the true taxonomic diversity of the Cheilostomatida of Vanuatu, and further sampling, at other localities and in other habitats, is needed before it can be reasonably estimated. The fauna is predominantly Indo-West Pacific in character with a high proportion of species apparently known only in the Southwest Pacific.
- Publication
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2001, Vol 131, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0024-4082
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2001.tb01309.x