Introduction
Colonies are globular, with thick, colourless walls and polypides that project outwards a considerable distance. The statoblast is basically a floatoblast with a wide, flat annulus. Buoyancy is achieved only after the statoblast has been dried (Wood & Marsh, 1996). Colonies are capable of slow locomotion, and asexual reproduction by fragmentation. Three genera are currently recognized (Lophopodella, Lophopus, and Asajirella), although the distinguishing criteria are not well developed. Lophopodella carteri, also described by Bretnall (1920) as L. picta, is the only species known to occur in Australia.
Diagnosis
Colonies are globular, with thick, colourless walls and polypides that project outwards a considerable distance. The statoblast is basically a floatoblast with a wide, flat annulus. Colonies are capable of slow locomotion, and asexual reproduction by fragmentation.
General References
Bretnall, R.W. 1920. On a new species of Lophopodella (Polyzoa). The Australian Zoologist 1: 248-251
Wood, T.S., & Marsh, T.G. 1996. The sinking floatoblasts of Lophopodella carteri (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata). pp. 383-389 in Gordon, D.P., Smith, A.M., & Grant-Mackie, J.A. (eds). Bryozoans in Space and Time. Wellington : NIWA.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
- Lophopodella Rousselet, C.F. 1904. On a new freshwater Polyzoon from Rhodesia, Lophopodella thomasi, gen. et spec. nov. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club 2 9(54): 45-56.
Type species:
Lophopodella thomasi Rousselet, 1904 by indication.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Pectinatella carteri Hyatt, A. 1866. Observations on polyzoan order Phylactolaemata. Communications of the Essex Institute Salem 4: 197-228 [203].
- Lophopodella picta Bretnall, R.W. 1920. On a new species of Lophopodella (Polyzoa). The Australian Zoologist 1: 248-251 [250].
- Lophopus brisbanensis Colledge, W. 1917. Lophopus brisbanensis sp. nov. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 29: 123-124 [123].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wood, Timothy S. 1998. Reappraisal of Australian freshwater bryozoans with two new species of Plumatella (Ectoprocta: Phylactolaemata). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12(2): 257-272 [261]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Colonial, filter-feeder, freshwater, sessile.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |