Article
Zoology
Ana C. S. Almeida, Igor R. N. M. Larre, Leandro M. Vieira
Summary: This study describes ten new cheilostome species from the northeastern continental shelf of Brazil, including reassignment of some previously reported specimens and proposing two new combinations.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Everthon A. Xavier, Ana C. S. Almeida, Leandro M. Vieira
Summary: Research in artificial habitats in the Southwestern Atlantic revealed that fouling bryozoan communities are diverse, with no significant differences between commercial and recreational sites. However, faunal assemblages vary significantly along Brazilian coastal stretches, influenced by environmental conditions like salinity and temperature.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Izabella Martins da Costa Rodrigues, Sandra Knapp, Joao Renato Stehmann
Summary: Two new species of Athenaea from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are described and illustrated in this study. Both species have unique mature fruit characteristics not found in other Athenaea species, with descriptions, illustrations, specimen citations, and maps provided. Additionally, a dichotomous key to all Athenaea species is presented.
Article
Zoology
Timothy S. Wood
Summary: A review of the bryozoan collection of phylactolaemate (freshwater) in the Zoological Survey of India has led to several conclusions: Fredericella indica from the Indian subcontinent is different from the widely known F. indica from the northern temperate zones, which has now been renamed Fredericella borealis; Plumatella bigemmis is a junior synonym of Plumatella fungosa; Plumatellia persica is a junior synonym of Plumatella casmiana; Plumatella (Afrindella) testudinicola combines two previously known species, Plumatella bombayensis and Plumatella casmiana; Rumarcanella minuta is a junior synonym of Stolella himalayana, which is now renamed Rumarcanella himalayana; Plumatella longigemmis and Hyalinella indica are both junior synonyms of Hyalinella lendenfeldi; Stolella indica, Swarupella andamanensis, and Swarupella kasetsartensis may be synonymous; Plumatella bombayensis is confirmed and four new species are presented.
Review
Fisheries
Antonietta Rosso, Emanuela Di Martino
Summary: This paper provides an update on Mediterranean bryozoan diversity, including the description of new taxa and new species, and the addition of new records of non-indigenous species. The updated bryozoan fauna consists of 588 species, 220 genera and 99 families, with cheilostomatids dominating. The new information is the result of investigations of previously overlooked habitats, examination of historical collections, and the use of advanced technologies such as Scanning Electron Microscopy and molecular sequencing.
MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Louise da Fonseca Aguiar, Marcio Cataldi
Summary: The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is a summertime atmospheric phenomenon in Brazil that can lead to intense rainfall. Research shows that the probability of disasters occurring in Southeast Brazil due to the SACZ phenomenon is higher, with Espirito Santo state having the highest probability.
Article
Geography, Physical
Fernanda V. Vieira, Alex C. Bastos, Valeria S. Quaresma
Summary: Submarine geomorphology is a main environmental driver defining the seascape and associated benthic habitat. This study examines the morphology and associated habitats of submerged reefs and inter-reef areas near Abrolhos island in Brazil, discussing the evidence of reef drowning and sea-level/climate events. The results show the presence of distinct reef clusters and different benthic habitats formed during different sea-level rise periods, indicating the importance of submarine geomorphology in understanding sea-level changes.
Letter
Zoology
Thaynara. L. Pacheco, Dirk Ahrens
Summary: In the framework of a systematic revision of the South American Sericini, a new species of Symmela from Brazil was described based on a specimen from the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France.
Article
Ecology
E. Passos, L. Sancho, G. A. Moser, F. R. Piedras, R. P. Espindola, A. M. Fernandes
Summary: The responses of biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems are influenced by various physical conditions. The inflow of cold and nutrient-rich water into coastal embayments is ecologically significant. The study on the Southeast Brazil Bight reveals the impact of the Cabo Frio upwelling system and South Atlantic Central Water on Guanabara Bay. Cold water events in the SBB during the 2014-2015 summer resulted in an east-to-west flow, with a delayed response in Guanabara Bay. The analysis also highlighted the presence of different limiting nutrients in each area, leading to distinct trophic webs.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Jose Vicente Cardoso Santos, Noele Bissoli Perini, Marcelo Albano Moret, Erick Giovani Sperandio Nascimento, Davidson Martins Moreira
Summary: Meteorological data collected using ocean buoys are crucial for weather forecasting and studying ocean-atmosphere interaction processes. The Brazilian Navy obtains ocean buoy data on the Brazilian coast, which has high wind power generation potential. The study reveals different scaling behaviors of wind speed in various regions, highlighting the influence of terrestrial surface on wind speed patterns.
Article
Zoology
Vitoria Santana, Gleison Robson Desiderio, Neusa Hamada
Summary: This study describes two new species of Smicridea (Rhyacophylax), boraceia sp. nov. and dumasi sp. nov., inhabiting the Atlantic Forest biome. These species can be distinguished by the morphology of tergum X and the phallic apparatus, and do not fit into any of the six recognized species groups within S. (Rhyacophylax).
Article
Zoology
Elisa Von Groll, Cristiano Lopes-Andrade
Summary: This study describes a new species, Scaphisoma pandemum, distributed in two Atlantic Forest remnants in Southeast Brazil, collected from various polyporoid fungi. The characteristics of adult males and females, host fungi information, and comparative notes are provided for this species.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mayara C. B. S. Rocha, Sonia M. B. Pereira, Maria F. Oliveira-Carvalho, Ana M. Benko-Iseppon, Caroline F. Ximenes, Mutue T. Fujii, Valeria Cassano
Summary: This study evaluated the diversity of Udotea in northeastern Brazil using morphological-based taxonomy and plastid molecular markers. A new species, Udotea dotyi, was discovered in the western south Atlantic Ocean. Further studies are needed to define a taxon named as 'Udotea cyathiformis'.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fernanda Luft-Souza, Gerson Fauth, Mauro D. R. Bruno, Marcelo A. De Lira Mota, Bernardo Vazquez-Garcia, Marcos A. B. Santos Filho, Gerson J. S. Terra
Summary: The fossil-rich sedimentary successions in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin provide valuable insights into the early stages of the South Atlantic Ocean development and major paleoceanographic events during the late Early Cretaceous.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alicia Marques Torres, Sarah Maria Athie-Souza, Wesley Patricio Freire de Sa Cordeiro, Margareth Ferreira de Sales
Summary: The taxonomy of Phyllanthaceae Martinov in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil has been updated, with the recording of 35 species, including new records and new distribution ranges. Detailed information on classification, species conservation status, and distribution maps have been provided.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Andrea M. Erhardt, Alexandra Turchyn, J. A. D. Dickson, Aleksey Yu Sadekov, Paul D. Taylor, Mark A. Wilson, Daniel P. Schrag
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS
(2020)
Article
Zoology
Lais Ramalho, Carlos M. Lopez-Fe, Angel Mateo-Ramirez, Jose Luis Rued
Article
Plant Sciences
Emanuela Di Martino, Paul D. Taylor, Dennis P. Gordon
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
(2020)
Article
Paleontology
Paul D. Taylor, Raymond R. Rogers
Summary: A new species of cheilostome bryozoan from the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway shows morphological similarities with a Recent species, suggesting its potential euryhaline nature. This Campanian bryozoan was found in a sedimentary environment believed to be a swamp or tidally influenced fluvial backwater, indicating occasional marine flooding.
JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Paleontology
Paola Florez, Emanuela Di Martino, Lais V. Ramalho
Summary: This study presents the first of two comprehensive taxonomic works on the bryozoan fauna associated with coral reefs from the early Miocene in the remote region of Cocinetas Basin in La Guajira Peninsula, northern Colombia. The study describes 15 bryozoan species in 11 families, with two new cheilostome genera and seven new species identified. The observed bryozoan diversity was found to be higher in barrier reefs compared to lagoonal patch reefs.
JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Lais V. Ramalho, Fernando C. Moraes, Leonardo T. Salgado, Alex C. Bastos, Rodrigo L. Moura
Summary: This study investigated the bryozoan diversity in the reef system off the Amazon River mouth, identifying 65 taxa including 13 new species. The results highlight the biodiversity significance of the Amazon reefs and emphasize the need for more comprehensive sampling to clarify the role of bryozoans in modern turbid-zone reefs and rhodolith beds.
Article
Paleontology
Paola Florez, Emanuela Di Martino, Lais Ramalho
Summary: This study focuses on the bryozoan assemblage from the early Miocene reefs of the Siamana Formation in the southern Caribbean, describing and illustrating 17 species of ascophoran-grade cheilostomes, including new species and genus. The bryozoan fauna from Siamana differs significantly from those in other paleoenvironments in North America, the Caribbean, and Brazil in terms of species and colony-form composition.
JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhiliang Zhang, Zhifei Zhang, Junye Ma, Paul D. Taylor, Luke C. Strotz, Sarah M. Jacquet, Christian B. Skovsted, Feiyang Chen, Jian Han, Glenn A. Brock
Summary: Bryozoans, also known as ectoprocts or moss animals, are aquatic, primarily sessile, filter-feeding lophophorates that construct an organic or calcareous colonial exoskeleton. Fossils of Protomelission gatehousei from the early Cambrian of Australia and South China have been identified as potential stem-group bryozoans, pushing back the origin of the phylum Bryozoa by approximately 35 million years and aligning it with other skeletonized phyla in the Cambrian Age 3. This discovery reconciles the fossil record with molecular clock estimations of an early Cambrian origin and subsequent Ordovician radiation of Bryozoa following the acquisition of a carbonate skeleton.
Article
Zoology
Lais Ramalho, Raquel Rodriguez-Aporta, Serge Gofas
Summary: The Alboran platform in the Alboran Sea is a highly productive area due to the mixture of Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. It is considered a hotspot for biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. A study on bryozoans in this area identified new species and highlighted the importance of the Alboran platform for bryodiversity.
Article
Plant Sciences
Paul D. Taylor, Jean-Georges Harmelin, Andrea Waeschenbach, Claude Bouchon
Summary: The taxonomy of cyclostome bryozoans is primarily based on skeletal characteristics, but molecular sequence data have revealed that established higher taxa are not always monophyletic. A new species from Guadeloupe has been identified with unique skeletal morphology, placing it in a suborder where its colony-form has not been previously recorded. This new species, Disporella guada, is well-suited to life in shallow rocky habitats exposed to severe wave action.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
(2021)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Peter B. Batson, Yuta Tamberg, Paul D. Taylor
Summary: This study used micro-computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy to investigate the zooidal budding in Horneridae from the initial bud. The results revealed two distinct budding modes, frontal autozooids budding from a multizooidal lamina and lateral autozooids budding from discrete abfrontal budding loci by exomural budding. These two budding modes integrate during primary branch morphogenesis, forming bilaminate branches. The findings provide insights for the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cancellata.
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Andrei Grischenko, Dennis P. Gordon, Paul D. Taylor, Piotr Kuklinski, Nina Denisenko, Mary E. Spencer-Jones, Andrew N. Ostrovsky
Summary: This study describes twenty-four recent species of the boreal-Arctic and Pacific cheilostome bryozoan genus Rhamphostomella. The taxonomic revision, morphology, ecology, zoogeography, and identification keys of these species are discussed. The diversity of Rhamphostomella peaks in the northwestern Pacific.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sara B. Pruss, Lexie Leeser, Emily F. Smith, Andrey Yu Zhuravlev, Paul D. Taylor
Summary: A study reports a possible earliest occurrence of palaeostomate bryozoan fossils, providing further evidence for the early Cambrian roots of Bryozoa. These fossils show similarities to known bryozoans and exhibit characteristics of early bryozoans.
Article
Paleontology
Mali H. Ramsfjell, Paul D. Taylor, Emanuela Di Martino
Summary: This study describes three new species of the cheilostome bryozoan genus Microporella from the early Miocene in New Zealand, as well as the ovicells of another fossil species. These findings contribute to the understanding of the classification and evolution of Microporella.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Dennis P. Gordon, Judy E. Sutherland, Brenda A. Perez, Andrea Waeschenbach, Paul D. Taylor, Emanuela Di Martino
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
(2020)
