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Tapajosella elongata
Wood & Okamura, 2017
GBIF:198576573
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Remarks. The slender statoblasts of this species, previously seen only in January, 2016 near Santarém (Wood & Okamura 2017), were encountered for the first time in the Río Negro near Manaus. While many appeared to be intact, they contained no living material. The canoe-like shape of these statoblasts is so unique that the species has been placed in its own family, Tapajosellidae. While colonies have not yet been found, the occurrence of statoblasts in a different season and in a new location suggests that they may be a constant presence in the Amazon.
Wood, Timothy S., Okamura, Beth (2022): Further species and range extensions of Amazonian bryozoans: chipping away at the iceberg. Zootaxa 5169 (4): 381-391, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5169.4.7
Material examined. Statoblasts from the Río Negro, 13 km NW of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, 3 ° 0.099 ’ S, 60 ° 5.623 ’ W (Site 7), collected 6 May 2018 by T. Wood and B. Okamura.
Wood, Timothy S., Okamura, Beth (2022): Further species and range extensions of Amazonian bryozoans: chipping away at the iceberg. Zootaxa 5169 (4): 381-391, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5169.4.7
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