Two new species of the cheilostomate bryozoan genus Stylopoma are described from Brazil-Stylopoma anacarolinae sp. nov. and Stylopoma priscilae sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGigantoporidae Bassler, 1935 is a cheilostome bryozoan family comprising five genera, including the colorful genus Cosciniopsis Canu & Bassler, 1927, considered a senior synonym of Aptonella Canu & Bassler, 1928. The taxonomy of Aptonella has historically been considered confusing due to the colored zooecia, which suggests an affinity with other genera such as the stomachetosellid Cycloperiella Canu & Bassler, 1923. Here, the type species of Aptonella, A.
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