In:
ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 794 ( 2018-11-01), p. 23-30
Kurzfassung:
Associations of various invertebrate species with bryozoans and sponges are a well-known marine phenomenon but such epizooic communities are far less diverse in freshwater environments. Here an occurrence of numerous leeches Alboglossiphoniacf.papillosa (Braun, 1805), in interstitial spaces between zooids of a colony of the freshwater bryozoan species Plumatellaaff.fungosa (Pallas, 1768) in Eastern Siberia is described. To the best of our knowledge, this record appears to be the first known example of a leech-bryozoan association, although such relationships deserve further research.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1313-2970
,
1313-2989
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.794.28088
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.794.28088.figure1
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.794.28088.figure2
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Pensoft Publishers
Publikationsdatum:
2018
ZDB Id:
2445640-8
SSG:
12