Cradoscrupocellaria reptans ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) VIEIRA & JONES & WINSTON, 2013

VIEIRA, LEANDRO M., JONES, MARY E. SPENCER & WINSTON, JUDITH E., 2013, <p class = " HeadingRunIn " align = " left "> <strong> <em> Cradoscrupocellaria </ em>, a new bryozoan genus for <em> Scrupocellaria bertholletii </ em> (Audouin) and related species (Cheilostomata, Candidae): taxonomy, biodiversity and distribution </ strong> </ p>, Zootaxa 3707 (1), pp. 1-63 : 45

Cradoscrupocellaria reptans ( Linnaeus, 1758) n. comb.

( Fig. 22 , Table 5)

Sertularia reptans Linnaeus, 1758: 815 . [No Locality, but possibly British Isles]

Scrupocellaria reptans (Linnaeus) : Vieira & Spencer Jones 2012: 31 , figs 1, 2, 6–17, 24, 26. (cum syn.) [British Isles]

Diagnosis. Chitinous joints passing across gymnocyst in outer zooids at bifurcation (zooids C and D); 1 long distal spine, 3 outer spines and 1–2 inner spines; axial zooid with 5 distal spines; scutum slender, flattened, branched 2–3 times, with 6–9 distal stout projections; scutum angled at 100–120°, with first branches about 0.035 –0.045 mm wide, secondary branches about 0.024 –0.055 mm; small distolateral avicularum sometimes present, obscured by outer oral spine; rhizoids with several close-spaced reverse hooks for most of their length; ooecium with 8–13 medium-sized rounded pseudopores.

Remarks. Vieira and Spencer Jones (2012) gave a complete redescription of this species, with additional remarks on the differences between C. reptans and the widespread C. ellisi . Cradoscrupocellaria reptans is readily distinguished by its scutum (slenderer than in C. ellisi and C. macrorhyncha ) and the presence of hooked rhizoids.

Distribution. North Atlantic: British Isles.

Descriptions of new taxa

Figures

FIGURE 22. Cradoscrupocellaria reptans (Linnaeus, 1756) n. comb. A–B, NHMUK 1963.3.6.35, U.K. A, Frontal surface of branch. B, Abfrontal surface of branch bifurcation.