AuthorMundy, S.P.
Year1980
TitleA Key to the British and European Freshwater Bryozoans
ISBN0 900386 39 8
SeriesScientific Publication
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British and European species known at the time.
SourceScientific Publication, No. 41, 32pp, Freshwater Biological Association
IllustrationsLine drawings accompany the text.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)A short key to freshwater bryozoans and their statoblasts.
Examine with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationLive, or narcotised and preserved in 70% alcohol or 4% formalin. Statoblasts should be dehydrated and slide mounts made in Canada Balsam, after splitting the statoblasts to show internal details.
Identification difficultyComparatively straightforward if specimens are extended.
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationSupersededPLUMATELLIDAfreshwater bryozoansAnimalia
CurrentPHYLACTOLAEMATAfreshwater moss animalsAnimalia
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