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<p>This study reports the first occurrence of the cheilostome bryozoan <i>Margaretta cereoides</i> (Ellis and Solander <CitationRef CitationID="CR10">1786</CitationRef>) from Ras Juddi (Pasni) on the Makran coast, Balochistan, Northern Arabian Sea. Specimens were collected from the intertidal zone between December 2021 and October 2022. Taxonomic examination confirmed the identity of the species based on diagnostic skeletal features observed under light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Previously known from the Mediterranean and Atlantic, this record represents a significant extension of the species’ known range and the first report of the genus <i>Margaretta</i> and family Margarettidae in Pakistan, extending the species’ known range to the Northern Arabian Sea. This finding highlights the underexplored diversity of bryozoans in Pakistan and underscores the importance of continued taxonomic surveys in the region.</p>

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First Record of Margaretta Cereoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (Cheilostomata, Margarettidae) from Ras Juddi (Pasni), Makran Coast, Northern Arabian Sea

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    2025年9月4日

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  • Quratulan Ahmed,
  • Qadeer Mohammad Ali,
  • Ateeqa Baloch,
  • Paul D. Taylor

摘要

This study reports the first occurrence of the cheilostome bryozoan Margaretta cereoides (Ellis and Solander 1786) from Ras Juddi (Pasni) on the Makran coast, Balochistan, Northern Arabian Sea. Specimens were collected from the intertidal zone between December 2021 and October 2022. Taxonomic examination confirmed the identity of the species based on diagnostic skeletal features observed under light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Previously known from the Mediterranean and Atlantic, this record represents a significant extension of the species’ known range and the first report of the genus Margaretta and family Margarettidae in Pakistan, extending the species’ known range to the Northern Arabian Sea. This finding highlights the underexplored diversity of bryozoans in Pakistan and underscores the importance of continued taxonomic surveys in the region.