News from the community
Ellis Medal
Congratulations to Abigail M. Smith and Patrick Wyse Jackson, who were awarded the Ellis Medal at this year's International Bryozoology Meeting in Japan in recognition of their outstanding and honourable service to the community.
Latest Publications
Baalsrud, H. T., Tørresen, O. K., Danneels, B., Ferrari, G., Tooming-Klunderud, A., Skage, M., Kollias, S., Arnyasi, M., Svensen, E., Kuklinski, P., Jakobsen, K. S., & Liow, L. H. (2026). Chromosomal Fusions Shaped the Genome of the Greater Hornwrack Bryozoan (Flustra Foliacea) (Linnaeus, 1758). Journal of Heredity, esag013. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esag013
Gordon, D. P. (2025). Morphological and taxonomic diversity of the bryozoan genus Chaperia (Cheilostomata: Chaperiidae) in the Aotearoa New Zealand EEZ and on the southern Norfolk Ridge. Zootaxa, 5737(2), 151–202. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.1
Bogdanov, E. A., Yakovis, E. L., Artemieva, A. V., Kotenko, O. N., & Ostrovsky, A. N. (2025). Vestibular Glands in Cheilostome Bryozoans: Structure, Distribution and Probable Function. Paleontological Journal, 59(9), 1114–1129. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030125600799
Ma, J., Liow, L. H., & Taylor, P. D. (2025). Zooid size reduction in cyclostome bryozoans from the Late Triassic to the present-day. Palaeontology, 68(5), e70027. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.70027
Pratt, C. J., Trott, T. J., Bernier, R. Y., Boerder, K., Goodwin, C., Barrell, J., Grégoire, B., Rawlings, T. A., Cronmiller, E., Ma, K. C. K., Sargent, P. S., McBride, M. C., DiBacco, C., Hiltz, C., & Kingsbury, S. (2025). The overlooked introduction of the encrusting bryozoan Juxtacribrilina mutabilis to eastern Canada. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 105, e98. Cambridge Core. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315425100362
Rech, S., Vieira, L. M., Varela, A. I., Bastías, M. S. R., Fuentes, J. P., Gordon, D. P., Cacciuttolo-Said, M., Paschke, K., Sellanes, J., & Thiel, M. (2025). Seek and you shall find: Detection of alien bryozoans along the Chilean SE Pacific coast with a simple and cost-efficient methodology. NeoBiota, 102, 269–294. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.102.144725
Rosso, A., Di Martino, E., Donato, G., Figuerola, B., Gerovasileiou, V., Siddiolo, C., Sinagra, A., Sanfilippo, R., & Sciuto, F. (2025). Unlocking Mediterranean bryozoan diversity: Seven new species unveiled after fixing a neotype for Fenestrulina malusii (Audouin & Savigny, 1826) (Cheilostomatida, Fenestrulinidae). ZooKeys, 1254, 1–74. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1254.157989
IBA-Bulletin
The IBA Bulletin covers the most important news from the community, including recent publications, membership updates, meeting news and the introduction of new members, as well as all other relevant Bryo news. The Bulletin is currently released three times a year and is also available to download.
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