Schizoporella Hincks 1877
- Dataset
- First occurrence of the non-native bryozoan Schizoporella japonica Ortmann (1890) in Western Europe
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Bryozoa
- class
- Gymnolaemata
- order
- Cheilostomatida
- family
- Schizoporellidae
- genus
- Schizoporella
description
In addition to morphometric methods, genetic techniques have recently been applied in two non-native fouling bryozoan species-groups. In Bugula neritina (Linnaeus), three biological species were identified. One of these, haplotype S, was globally distributed (Fehlauer-Ale et al. 2013). In Watersipora subtorquata, three clades were identified by Mackie et al. (2012). These studies provide evidence for cryptic speciation in the fouling community. Genetic studies on Schizoporella japonica are currently underway to investigate the potential for cryptic species in this taxon.