Microporella speciosa sp. nov. is described from Alaska, USA. The new species is characterized by the following combination of features: 1) semicircular orifice with slightly curved and faintly denticu-late proximal edge having a straight, shallow groove, 2) two distal oral spines, 3) laterally directed avicularian rostrum with a broad, channeled tip, 4) open frontal pores, and 5) completely calcified basal walls. Opercula, avicularian mandibles, the ancestrula, and early ontogeny are also described.
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1 August 1998
A New Species of Microporella (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) from Alaska
Tsuyoshi Suwa,
Matthew H. Dick,
Shunsuke F. Mawatari