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Bryozoa of Iran Hassan Mohammadian

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Phylum : Bryozoa U

L. carteri

Class Phylactolaemata

Class Stenolaemata

Class Gymnolaemata Plumatellidae

Class Gymnolaemata

Epistome

Class Phylactolaemata

Epistome Class Gymnolaemata

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Ectoptocta Entoprocta

Bryozoa

Freshwater Bryozoa of Iran

(Thomas Nelson Annandale

Zoological survey of India

Feredericella sultana

Family Fredericellidae

Fredericella sultana Blumenbach, 1779

Unionid

Fredericella sultana jordanica F.s.indica Family Plumatellidae

Plumatella ( Afrindella ) persica Annandale,1919

Plumatella testudinicola

Subgenus Afrindella Subgenus Hyalinella

Plumatella ( Hyalinella ) bigemmis Annandale,1919

H.punctata

Genus Lophopedella

L. carteri Lophopedella carteri Hyatt, 1865 Nais communis

Cristatella mucedo Cuvier, 1798 Fredericella sultana Blumenbach, 1779

Plumatella emarginata Allman, 1844 Plumatella fruticosa Allman , 1844 Plumatella repens Allman , 1844 Plumatella sp.

Cristatella mucedo Cuvier, 179 Cristatella mucedo

Fredericella sultana Blumenbach, 1779

Plumatella emarginata Allman, 1844

Plumatella fruticosa Allman , 1844 Plumatella fruticosa

Plumatella repens Allman , 1844 Plumatella repens

Phylactolaemata

Grimm , O. A.

Grimm, O. A. Brieflich Mittelungen uber eine zoologische Untersuchugs Expedition nach dem Kaspischen Meer z. Wiss. Zool. Bd. 25, 1875 .

G. G. Abrikosov

G. B. Zevina Birshtain Y. A. Class Phylactolaemata Family Plumatellidae

Plumatella emarginata Allman, 1844

Class Gymnalaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Membraniporidae

Conopeum seurati Canu, 1928

Order Ctenostomata Family Vesiculariidae

Bowerbankia imbricate Adams, 1798

Bowerbankia gracilis Leidy, 1855

Family Paludicellidae

Paludicella articulate Prenant et Bobin, 1956

Family Victorellidae

Victorella pavida Kent, 1870

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Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata

Order Ctenostomata

Tilbrook, Kevin J. Tilbrook, Kevin J

P.G.Haywood

Rhornely, L.R. ( 1912 ) : The Marine Polyzoa of Indian Ocean, from H.M.S. Sealark. Transaction of the Linnaen society of London ( zoology 0 15 : 137- 57 .

Powell, N.A. ( 1967 ). Bryozoa from the South Red Sea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 8:161 83 .

Powell, N.A. ( 1967 ). 1969 T a checklist of Indo- Pacific Bryozoa in the Red Sea. IsraelJournal of zoology . 18 : 357 62 .

Soule, J. D. and Soule D. F. ( 1985 ) . Bryozoa from seagrass beds on Northern Arabian coast : distribution and seasonality . Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science. 84 : 67 75 .

Zoobotryon pellicidum Ehrenberg, 1831 (=Zoobotryon verticillatum Delle Chiaje 1822 ) (=Zoobotryon verticillatum Delle Chiaje 1822 ) Zoobotryon verticillatum Delle Chiaje 1822 (=Zoobotryon pellicidum Ehrenberg, 1831 ) (=Zoobotryon pellicidum Ehrenberg, 1831 ) Shizoporella errata Waters, 1878

Bugula neritina Linn.

Bugula stolonifera Ryland

Greyish buff

Watersipora subovidea ( d orbigny )

Celleporaria cf. pigmentaria Waters, 1909

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Class Phylactolaemata

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Fredericellidae 1 - Fredericella sultana Blumenbach, 1779

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Plumatellidae 2 - Plumatella ( Afrindella ) persica Annandale,1919

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Plumatellidae 3 -Plumatella ( Hyalinella ) bigemmisAnnandale,1919

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Plumatellidae 4 - Lophopedella carteri Hyatt, 1865

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Plumatellidae 5 - Plumatella fruticosa Allman, 1844

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Plumatellidae 6 - Plumatella repens Allman, 1844

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Cristatellidae 7 - Cristatella mucedo Cuvier, 1798

Class Phylactolaemata ( freshwater bryozoans )

Order Plumatellida Family Plumatellidae 8 - Plumatella emarginata Allman, 1844

Class Gymnolaemata

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Bugulidae 9 - Bugula neritina Linn.1758

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Bugulidae 10 - Bugula stolonifera Ryland

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Watersiporidae 11 - Watersipora subovidea d Orbigny

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporariidae 12 - Celleporaria cf. pigmentaria Waters, 1999

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Aeteidae 13 - Aetea sp.

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Hincksinidae 14 - Antropora minor Hinks, 1880

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Beaniidae 15 - Beania sp.

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Bicellariellidae 16 - Bicellarina cf. levinseni Harmer, 1926

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Calloporidae 17 - Biflustra sp.

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporariidae 18 - Celleporaria cf. pigmentaria waters, 1909

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporariidae 19 - Celleporaria sp. 1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporariidae 20 - Celleporaria sp. 2

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Lepraliellidae 21 - Drepanophora indica Hayward, 1988

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Membraniporidae 22 - Jellyella tuberculata Bosc, 1802

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Mucronellidae 23 - Parasmittina sp. 1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Mucronellidae 24 - Parasmittina sp. 1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Calloporidae 25 - Parellisina curvirostris Hincks, 1871

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Arachnopusiidae 26 - Poricella robusta Hinks, 1884

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Arachnopusiidae 27 - Poricellaria ratoniensis Waters,1887

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Reteporidae 28 - Rhynchozoon sp. 1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Reteporidae 29 - Rhynchozoon sp. 2

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Savignyellidae 30 - Savignyella lafontii Audouin, 1826

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Schizoporellidae 31 - Schizomavella sp.

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Schizoporellidae 32 - Schizoporella errata Waters, 1887

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Schizoporellidae 33 - Schizoporella sp. 1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Scrupocellariidae 34 - Scrupocellaria cf. spatulata d Orbigny,1851

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Scrupocellariidae 35 - Scrupocellaria sp.1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Epistomiidae 36 - Synnotum aegyptiacum Audouin, 1826

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Thalamoporellidae 37 - Thalamoporella cf harmeri Levinsen,1909

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Thalamoporellidae 38 - Thalamoporella cf tubifera Levinsen,1909

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporidae 39 - Turbicellepora cf ampla Kirkpatrick, 1888

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporidae 40 - Turbicellepora sp. 1

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Membraniporidae 41 - Conopeum seurati Canu, 1928

Class Gymnolaemata Order Ctenostomata Family Vesiculariidae 42 - Zoobotryon verticillatum Delle Chiaje, 1822 (=Zoobotryon pellucidum Ehrenberg, 1831 )

Class Gymnolaemata Order Ctenostomata Family Vesiculariidae 43 - Bowerbankia imbricate Adams, 1798

Class Gymnolaemata Order Ctenostomata Family Vesiculariidae 44 - Bowerbankia gracilis Leidy, 1855

Class Gymnolaemata Order Ctenostomata Family Paludicellidae 45 - Paludicella articulate Prenant et Bobin, 1956

Class Gymnolaemata Order Ctenostomata Family Victorellidae 46 - Victorella pavida Kent, 1870

Class Gymnolaemata Order Cyclostomata Family Lichenoporidae 47 - Disporella novae-zelanidae Busk, 1875

Class Stenolaemata

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References

- Annandale,n. Sponges,Hydrozoa and Polyzoa of Seistan, Records of the Indian Museum, Vol.XVIII. Calcutta,1919.

- The Emirates, A natural History, edited by Hellyer,p. & Aspinall,S. The Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi, 2005.

- Seashores of Kuwait, Johnse,D. University of Kuwait, 1986.

- Pechnik,J.A. Biology of the Invertebrates. Wm.C.Brown Publishers, U.S.A. 1991.

- Michiel van der Waaij ,Freshwater Bryozoans, Netherland .

- Different resources from internet web.

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At the end I should thank Mr. Michiel van der Waaij from Netherland for sending me the work of Allaman. I take the reader attention to the point that this book is only an elementary introduction to living Bryozoans of Iran and the author hopes to see other books written on this area. Hassan Mohammadian Tehran September 2009

Gulf (The Emirates waters) which is included in the species list of this book . The following list has been reported from Persian Gulf and Oman sea region : Bugula neritina Linn.1758 Bugula stolonifera Ryland Watersipora subovidea d Orbigny Celleporaria cf. pigmentaria Waters, 1999 Zoobotryon pellucidum Ehrenberg, 1831 (=Zoobotryon verticillatum Delle Chiaje, 1822) Aetea sp. Antropora minor Hinks, 1880 Beania sp. Bicellarina cf. levinseni Harmer, 1926 Biflustra sp. Celleporaria cf. pigmentaria waters, 1909 Celleporaria sp. 1 Celleporaria sp. 2 Drepanophora indica Hayward, 1988 Jellyella tuberculata Bosc, 1802 Parasmittina sp. 1 Parasmittina sp. 1 Parellisina curvirostris Hincks, 1871 Poricella robusta Hinks, 1884 Poricellaria ratoniensis Waters,1887 Grimm, O. A.: & Arioso G. G. and. Zevina, G. B. Their works and other information on Invertebrates of Caspian sea has been recently compiled and edited by Birshtain Y. in a Book: Atlas of Caspian Sea Invertebrates. The following marine species has been recorded from Caspian Sea:

Conopeum seurati Canu, 1928 Bowerbankia imbricate Adams, 1798 Bowerbankia gracilis Leidy, 1855 Paludicella articulate Prenant et Bobin, 1956 Victorella pavida Kent, 1870

The species of Persian Gulf is from works of Dr. P.J. Haywood, University of Wales, University College of North Wales, and Bangor who worked on Bryozoans in seashores of Kuwait, also Dr. Kevin Tillbrook has identified many bryozoans in southern part of Persian

The English explanation of species has been included in the text. Another good work done by Iranian Scientists belongs to Seyed Morteza Etezad, Mohammad Sadegh Marjani and Hooshang Abasi. They identified many species in Enzeli wetland in northern part of the country adjacent to Caspian see .They worked in Environment Department Research Center of Enzeli Wetland. In parts of their report they introduced the following bryozoans species: Cristatella mucedo Cuvier, 1798 Fredericella sultana Blumenbach, 1779 Plumatella emarginata Allman, 1844 Plumatella fruticosa Allman , 1844 Plumatella repens Allman , 1844

The third species (Plumatella emarginata ) has been also reported by Russians from Caspian Sea . The Russian Scientists working on Caspian Bryozoans are : president of the 1924 session of the Indian Science Congress.

The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, with which he was closely associated during his service in India as Anthropological Secretary, Vice- President and as its President in 1923 instituted a triennial an Annandale Memorial Medal for contributions to anthropology in Asia. The first award was made to Dr Fritz Sarasin in 1928.

His insect and spider collection is in the Indian Museum , Calcutta.

Mr. Annandale reported the following species from Hamun lake in east of Iran: Fredericella sultana Blumenbach, 1779 P lumatella ( Afrindella ) persica Annandale,1919 Plumatella ( Hyalinella ) bigemmis Annandale,1919 Lophopedella carteri Hyatt, 1865

placed an official equality with botany and geology and made more funds available for expeditions to various parts of India. He was interested in aspects beyond systematics including ecology. His suggestion of a problem in anthropology to P. C. Mahalanobis led to the latters discovery of a technique that developed into the multivariate statistical techniques of today. He held the position of director until 1924 and was succeeded by Robert Beresford Seymour Sewell (1880-1964). He was Thomas Nelson Annandale (Born 15 June 1876 at Edinburgh and died 10 April 1924 at Calcutta) was a Scottish zoologist , entomologist and anthropologist.

Annandale went to India in 1904 as Deputy Superintendent of the Natural History Section of the Indian Museum. He was a deputy director at the Indian Museum and in 1907 he became its director, succeeding John Anderson (1833-1900). He had traveled widely before his career in India and with H. C. Robinson he had undertaken the Skeat Expedition to the northern part of the Malay Peninsula in 1899. He started the Records and Memoirs of the Indian Museum journals and in 1916, he became the first director of the Zoological Survey of India that he helped found. He was associated with many scientists of his time. This change

Bryozoans of Iran

In Iran we have reports of eight freshwater species, thirty four species from Persian gulf and Oman sea region and six marine species from Caspian sea ( We should remember that Caspian sea contains both freshwater and originally marine animal specimens ) . Bryozoans, also known as Ectoprocta or Polyzoa, are minute moss like sessile colonial animals. The size and appearance sometimes creates difficulty as to weather they are animal or plants for the layman or beginners. The first person to work on Freshwater bryozoans of Iran Inland waters is Mr. Nelson Annandale, His biography as Wikipedia describes shows him as and serious and hardworking scientist:

Bryozoans of Iran

(Persian Gulf & Oman sea ,Caspian sea, Lakes and Wetlands )

Compiled by Hassan Mohammadian

Shabpareh Publication