A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic

Some bryozoan species occur on gastropod shells occupied by hermit crabs, often dominating the shell surface to the exclusion of other encrusters. Symbioses between bryozoans and pagurid crabs are known from a wide latitudinal range, including tropical, warm- and cold-temperate regions. Here we desc...

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Autores principales:	López-Gappa, J., Liuzzi, M.G., Zelaya, D.G.
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Materias:	Bryozoa Burdwood Bank Pagurid crabs Pagurus comptus Symbiosis Decapoda (Crustacea) Gastropoda
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07224060_v41_n4_p733_LopezGappa
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_07224060_v41_n4_p733_LopezGappa2023-10-03T15:37:11Z A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic López-Gappa, J. Liuzzi, M.G. Zelaya, D.G. Bryozoa Burdwood Bank Pagurid crabs Pagurus comptus Symbiosis Bryozoa Decapoda (Crustacea) Gastropoda Pagurus comptus Some bryozoan species occur on gastropod shells occupied by hermit crabs, often dominating the shell surface to the exclusion of other encrusters. Symbioses between bryozoans and pagurid crabs are known from a wide latitudinal range, including tropical, warm- and cold-temperate regions. Here we describe Burdwoodipora paguricola gen. et sp. nov., a cheilostome bryozoan associated with pagurized shells occupied by the hermit crab Pagurus comptus White in subantarctic waters of the Southwest Atlantic. The association seems to be obligate, as the bryozoan was always found enlarging the last whorl of its gastropod substrate. The new species, however, is not species specific with regard to its shell substrate, as it was found to be associated with 31 species of gastropods with helicoidal coiling. Well-developed colonies may project up to 360° from the outer lip of the shell. The chamber built by the bryozoan is usually larger than the whorl that would have been generated by the gastropod. This is one of the few known cases of an obligate association between a bryozoan and a pagurid crab outside the ascophoran family Hippoporidridae and is also the first bryozoan/hermit crab symbiosis documented in the subantarctic region. The inclusion of Burdwoodipora in the Pacificincolidae, a family currently represented by just four species from the Northern Hemisphere, is discussed. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07224060_v41_n4_p733_LopezGappa
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topic	Bryozoa Burdwood Bank Pagurid crabs Pagurus comptus Symbiosis Bryozoa Decapoda (Crustacea) Gastropoda Pagurus comptus
spellingShingle	Bryozoa Burdwood Bank Pagurid crabs Pagurus comptus Symbiosis Bryozoa Decapoda (Crustacea) Gastropoda Pagurus comptus López-Gappa, J. Liuzzi, M.G. Zelaya, D.G. A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic
topic_facet	Bryozoa Burdwood Bank Pagurid crabs Pagurus comptus Symbiosis Bryozoa Decapoda (Crustacea) Gastropoda Pagurus comptus
description	Some bryozoan species occur on gastropod shells occupied by hermit crabs, often dominating the shell surface to the exclusion of other encrusters. Symbioses between bryozoans and pagurid crabs are known from a wide latitudinal range, including tropical, warm- and cold-temperate regions. Here we describe Burdwoodipora paguricola gen. et sp. nov., a cheilostome bryozoan associated with pagurized shells occupied by the hermit crab Pagurus comptus White in subantarctic waters of the Southwest Atlantic. The association seems to be obligate, as the bryozoan was always found enlarging the last whorl of its gastropod substrate. The new species, however, is not species specific with regard to its shell substrate, as it was found to be associated with 31 species of gastropods with helicoidal coiling. Well-developed colonies may project up to 360° from the outer lip of the shell. The chamber built by the bryozoan is usually larger than the whorl that would have been generated by the gastropod. This is one of the few known cases of an obligate association between a bryozoan and a pagurid crab outside the ascophoran family Hippoporidridae and is also the first bryozoan/hermit crab symbiosis documented in the subantarctic region. The inclusion of Burdwoodipora in the Pacificincolidae, a family currently represented by just four species from the Northern Hemisphere, is discussed. © 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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author	López-Gappa, J. Liuzzi, M.G. Zelaya, D.G.
author_facet	López-Gappa, J. Liuzzi, M.G. Zelaya, D.G.
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title	A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic
title_short	A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic
title_full	A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic
title_fullStr	A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic
title_full_unstemmed	A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic
title_sort	new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic southwest atlantic
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07224060_v41_n4_p733_LopezGappa
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A new genus and species of cheilostome bryozoan associated with hermit crabs in the subantarctic Southwest Atlantic

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