Freshwater Bryozoans of Thailand (Ectoprocta and Entoprocta)

Authors

  • TIMOTHY S. WOOD Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, P.O. Box 1072, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
  • PATANA ANURAKPONGSATORN Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, P.O. Box 1072, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
  • JUKKRIT MAHUJCHARIYAWONG Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, P.O. Box 1072, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900

Keywords:

Phylactolaemata, Gymnolaemata, Ctenostomata, Bryozoans, Thailand, taxonomy

Abstract

This paper reports on the first systematic survey of freshwater bryozoans to be conducted in Southeast Asia. The study area includes 26 of the 76 provinces in Thailand, from Chiang Mai in the north to Surat Thani in the south. Eighteen species are documented, including 14 phylactolaemates, and 3 gymnolaemates. Six of these are already widely distributed in other areas of Asia, four others are previously known from one or two other countries of Asia or Australia, two are previously known only from Thailand, and six are described as new species. The new species are: Hislopia natans, Plumatella chulabhornae, P. siamensis, P. suwana, Swarupella divina, and S. kasetsartensis.

Downloads

Published

2006-10-01

How to Cite

[1]
WOOD, T.S., ANURAKPONGSATORN, P. and MAHUJCHARIYAWONG, J. 2006. Freshwater Bryozoans of Thailand (Ectoprocta and Entoprocta). Tropical Natural History. 6, 2 (Oct. 2006), 83–119.

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2006): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

Section

Original Articles

License

Chulalongkorn University. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher