Review of freshwater Bryozoa (Phylactolaemata) of Central Africa with descriptions of two new species Author Wood, Timothy S. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-07-29 4820 3 581 600 journal article 8986 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.3.11 b6897964-2462-4d97-95d6-b52141ae2f25 1175-5326 4397989 EEC6B089-AE6B-4479-919E-33A830357DBA Hyalinella punctata ( Hancock, 1850 ) ( Fig. 3 ) Plumatella punctata Hancock, 1850 : p. 200 , text-figs. 6, 7; pl. 3(1). Plumatella punctata : Kraepelin, 1887 : p. 126 –128, pls 4 (115, 116), 5 (124, 125), 7 (153, 154). Hyalinella punctata : Rogick, 1935: p. 251 ; Toriumi, 1955 : p. 247, text-figs 1–3; Bushnell, 1965 : p. 541, figs 12, 13; Geimer & Massard, 1986 : p. 118–130, pl. 14; Wiebach, 1964 : p. 27; Wood, 1989 : p. 43–46, fig. 25. Material examined. Specimen No. 174, collected March, 1953 at Lake Lungwe, situated at 2923 meters elevation in DR Congo , Sud-Kivu Province, about 61 km S of Bukayu, by Dr. J. Bouillon. Identified by Wiebach as Hyalinella punctata ( Hancock, 1850 ) . Description. The small colonies have a swollen appearance, transparent body wall, and limited branching ( Fig. 3 ). Contracted zooids show little more than low mounds at intervals along the main colony axis. There are no statoblasts. Remarks. Hyalinella punctata is known as a holarctic species and unlikely to occur in Africa, although at 2923 meters elevation the possibility cannot be dismissed. Another possibility would be H. lendenfeldi Ridley, 1887 which has a similar colony structure and is known from Thailand and possibly other parts of southern Asia ( Wood et al. 2006 ). Unfortunately, there there are no statoblasts with the MRAC specimen to verify identification. Even Wiebach (1964) qualified his species identification with a question mark.