Freshwater bryozoans of Lithuania (Bryozoa)

By

Satkauskiene, Ingrida
Wood, Timothy
Rutkauskaite-Suciliene, Jurgita
Mildaziene, Vida
Tučkutė, Simona

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

774

Pages

53-75

Subjects

Bryozoa , Lithuania , Phylactolaemata , Plumatella , statoblasts

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.774.21769

 

Abstract

Nine species of freshwater bryozoans were recorded in Lithuania in a survey of 18 various types of freshwater bodies. Eight species were assigned to the Class Phylactolaemata and families Plumatellidae and Cristatellidae (Plumatellarepens,Plumatellafungosa,Plumatellafruticosa,Plumatellacasmiana,Plumatellaemarginata,Plumatellageimermassardi,HyalinellapunctataandCristatellamucedo). The ninth species,Paludicellaarticulata, represented the Class Gymnolaemata.PlumatellageimermassardiandP.casmianawere recorded for the first time in Lithuania. For the plumatellids, species identification was achieved partly by analysing statoblasts’ morphological ultrastructures by scanning electron microscopy.