RT Journal Article
T1 Diversity of Bugulidae (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) colonizing artificial substrates in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic Ocean)
A1 Ramalhosa, Patricío
A1 Souto Derungs, Javier
A1 Canning-Clode, João
K1 Biofouling
K1 First record
K1 Marinas
K1 Madeira Island
K1 Non-indigenous species
K1 Recreational vessels
AB Until very recently the Madeira Archipelago registered a total of eight Bugulidae species. In the present study we include descriptions of seven Bugulidae species, now with Scanning Electron Microscopy images, with four new records for the Archipelago: Bugulina fulva and Bugulina simplex for Madeira Island and Bugula neritina and Crisularia gracilis for the neighbouring Island of Porto Santo. Furthermore, we report the correction of the previous identification of Bugulina calathus minor earlier reported from Funchal harbour in 1998, now as Bugulina flabellata. This study is part of an ongoing monitoring program for detecting non-indigenous species in all marinas from the Madeira archipelago, between 2007 and 2015. Specimens were collected in previously deployed PVC settling plates, marina pontoons, and also on recreational hull vessels while performing dry dock inspections at a local shipyard. Our study reveals that the Madeira archipelago now registers a total of ten Bugulidae species, contributing therefore to the total bryozoan fauna of the Archipelago, now with more than 100 records. These numbers could increase, as Madeira is considered to be a “hotspot” for bryozoan diversity when compared to other nearby regions. Finally, hull fouling is considered as the most likely vector of introduction for the non-indigenous species of Bugulidae detected in Madeira.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1438-387X
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/17559
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/17559
LA eng
NO Ramalhosa, P., Souto, J., & Canning-Clode, J. (2016). Diversity of Bugulidae (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) colonizing artificial substrates in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic Ocean). Helgoland Marine Research, 71(1). doi: 10.1186/s10152-016-0465-8
NO P. Ramalhosa was partially funded by the Project Observatório Oceânico da Madeira-OOM (M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000001), co-financed by the Madeira Regional Operational Programme (Madeira 14-20), under the Portugal 2020 strategy, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). J. Canning-Clode was supported by a starting grant in the framework of the 2014 FCT Investigator Programme (IF/01606/2014/CP1230/CT0001). The work of J. Souto was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF, Lise Meitner Program, Grant M1444-B25). This is contribution number 31 of Marine Biology Station of Funchal
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