This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Louis, Soja (2009): Biflustra perambulata n. sp. (Cheilostomata: Bryozoa), a new alien species from Cochin Harbour, Kerala, India. Zootaxa 2066: 59-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186996
Abstract
During a study of the Bryozoa of Cochin Harbour, Biflustra perambulata n. sp. (Membraniporidae) was discovered at an oil-tanker berth. Two erect foliaceous and brittle colonies of the species were found attached to a wooden rack deployed to suspend test coupons to collect fouling bryozoans. The present record documents the recruitment to this harbour of a genus most naturally occurring in geographically distant localities. Insofar as a number of Biflustra species are known to be distributed via shipping to contiguous waters, the new species is interpreted to be an alien introduction, with a probable provenance from South-East Asia via a merchant vessel.
Key words: Bryozoa, Cheilostomata, Membraniporidae, Biflustra perambulata, Biflustra grandicella, new species, alien species, fouling, Cochin harbour, India
Louis S, plazi (2009). Biflustra perambulata n. sp. (Cheilostomata: Bryozoa), a new alien species from Cochin Harbour, Kerala, India. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.186996 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-14.
