Unexpected diversity in North Atlantic deep waters hidden under Scrupocellaria marsupiata (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida)
Reverter-Gil, O.; Souto, J.; Berning, B. (2025). Unexpected diversity in North Atlantic deep waters hidden under Scrupocellaria marsupiata (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida). Zootaxa 5618(3): 326-350. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.3.2
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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Taxonomic status > New combination
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New genus
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New species
Scutoplites Reverter-Gil, Souto & Berning, 2025 [WoRMS]; Scutoplites azorensis Reverter-Gil, Souto & Berning, 2025 [WoRMS]; Scutoplites batmani Reverter-Gil, Souto & Berning, 2025 [WoRMS]; Scutoplites burocraticus Reverter-Gil, Souto & Berning, 2025 [WoRMS]; Scutoplites clausus (Busk, 1884) [WoRMS]; Scutoplites hamartia Reverter-Gil, Souto & Berning, 2025 [WoRMS]; Scutoplites marsupiatus (Jullien, 1882) [WoRMS]; Scutoplites reverteri (Souto, 2019) [WoRMS]; Scutoplites saojorgensis (Berning, 2013) [WoRMS]; Scutoplites virgulus Reverter-Gil, Souto & Berning, 2025 [WoRMS]
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- Reverter-Gil, O.
- Souto, J.
- Berning, B.
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| Abstract |
We here revise specimens previously reported as Scrupocellaria marsupiata, collected in various deep-sea locations in the North Atlantic, which turn out to correspond to at least seven different species, three of them new to science. Two additional new species are introduced based on hitherto unpublished material. For this group of species, a new genus, Scutoplites n. gen., is described, characterized by, among other features, a well-developed scutum that covers the frontal membrane like a well-fitting lid. The new genus includes the following species: Scutoplites marsupiatus n. comb. (as the type species), Scutoplites clausus n. comb., Scutoplites saojorgensis n. comb., Scutoplites reverteri n. comb., Scutoplites hamartia sp. nov., Scutoplites virgulus sp. nov., Scutoplites azorensis sp. nov., Scutoplites burocraticus sp. nov. and Scutoplites batmani sp. nov. Most species of the genus are present in the Azores or in nearby waters. Notoplites americanus should now be considered a junior synonym for Notoplites clausus (Canu & Bassler, 1920). |
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