First record of a freshwater bryozoan species in Cuba: Plumatella repens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phylactolaemata, Bryozoa)

By

Carballeira, Rafael
Romay, Cosme D.
Ramos, Atocha

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

918

Pages

151--160

Subjects

Caribbean Islands , Cuba , floatoblast , Phylactolaemata , Salinity , Water chemistry

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.918.38665

 

Abstract

The discovery of Plumatella repens floatoblasts in wetlands of the La Niña Bonita Reservoir and the Ciénaga de Zapata Swamp, Cuba, constitutes the first record of a freshwater bryozoan species on the island and extends the distribution range of the species in the insular Caribbean. Unlike the inland waters of the Lesser Antilles the greater availability of water and lower salinity are likely the main factors that determine the distribution of P. repens in the Greater Antilles.