Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast
The present paper presents taxonomical information on a small bryozoan fauna collected from the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Eight species of benthic bryozoans are reported from the trash crop of a trawling net in the area between Damietta and El-Manzalah. These species belong to 7 genera i...
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| description | The present paper presents taxonomical information on a small bryozoan fauna collected from the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Eight species of benthic bryozoans are reported from the trash crop of a trawling net in the area between Damietta and El-Manzalah. These species belong to 7 genera in 7 families of the orders Cyclostomata, Ctenostomata and Cheilostomata. Four species (Hornera sp., Nolella dilatata, Copidozoum planum and Schizomavella triangularis) are new records of the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. All species are described and photographed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5697c81a3c6490e9695fa7e104058b62022-12-21T22:52:36ZengElsevierEgyptian Journal of Aquatic Research1687-42852014-01-0140326928210.1016/j.ejar.2014.10.001Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coastKhaled Mahmoud AbdelsalamThe present paper presents taxonomical information on a small bryozoan fauna collected from the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Eight species of benthic bryozoans are reported from the trash crop of a trawling net in the area between Damietta and El-Manzalah. These species belong to 7 genera in 7 families of the orders Cyclostomata, Ctenostomata and Cheilostomata. Four species (Hornera sp., Nolella dilatata, Copidozoum planum and Schizomavella triangularis) are new records of the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. All species are described and photographed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168742851400079XBenthosBryozoaTaxonomyNew recordNorthern coastEgypt |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Mahmoud Abdelsalam Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research Benthos Bryozoa Taxonomy New record Northern coast Egypt |
| title | Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast |
| title_full | Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast |
| title_fullStr | Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast |
| title_full_unstemmed | Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast |
| title_short | Benthic bryozoan fauna from the Northern Egyptian coast |
| title_sort | benthic bryozoan fauna from the northern egyptian coast |
| topic | Benthos Bryozoa Taxonomy New record Northern coast Egypt |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168742851400079X |
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