Bryopesanser latesco Tilbrook, 2006

Bryopesanser latesco is found in the Indo Pacific and Australia.

Thanks to Matt Dick for image

The illustrated specimen is from southwestern Australia, and the identification has not been confirmed.

Original description: Bryopesanser latesco Tilbrook, 2006
Locality: Magnetic Island, Qld, Australia.
Holotype: BMNH 2003.10.13.1; Paratype: BMNH 2003.10.13.2.

Description from Tilbrook, Hayward & Gordon, 2001 (as Escharina pesanseris). (PDF file)

Description from Tilbrook, 2006. (PDF file)

Bryopesanser serratus Dick, Tilbrook & Mawatari, 2006 is now considered to be synonymous with B. latesco. The illustrations below are from this material.

Bryopesanser serratus Thanks to Matt Dick for the SEM image.
Bryopesanser serratus Thanks to Matt Dick for the SEM image.

Reference: Tilbrook, K. J., 2006. Cheilostomatous Bryozoa from the Solomon Islands.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs 4 (Studies in Biodiversity Number 3) 4: 1-386.
 


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