A new species of Loxosomatidae (Entoprocta) from the Atlantic Ocean: Loxosomella cubana n. sp.
CARLOS VARELA 1J. MANUEL TIERNO DE FIGUEROA 2LUIS SANCHEZ-TOCINO2
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作者信息
1. Departamento de Acuariologia, Acuario Nacional de Cuba, Calle Iray 60 # 6002, Playa, LaHabana, Cuba
2. Departamento de Biologia Animal. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada. 18071, Granada, Spain
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Abstract
A new species of Entoprocta belonging to the genus Loxosomella is described: L. cubana n. sp. It has been found on the coast of Cuba living as an epizoite on the sponge Aiolochroia crassa. It is one of the largest Loxosomatidae described up to now andthe first record of an entoproct for Cuba.