Escharella lopezfei, Souto, Berning & Ostrovsky, 2016

Harmelin, Jean-Georges & Rosso, Antonietta, 2023, On some “ Hemicyclopora ” Norman, 1894 and “ Escharella ” Gray, 1848 species (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida) from the Atlantic-Mediterranean region. Re-examination of their generic status and description of new species and a new genus, Zoosystema 45 (10), pp. 373-407 : 384

Species complex 3: “ lopezfei ”

This species complex gathers the new species described below, provisionally ascribed to the genus Hemicyclopora , and Escharella lopezfei Souto, Berning & Ostrovsky, 2016 . Both share many features, except for the number of spines in ovicellate zooids and the lack of a lyrula in the new species.