On the presence of Barentsia discreta (Busk, 1886) (Entoprocta: Barentsiidae) in fouling community from a commercial harbour

Abstract

The ectoproct Barentsia discreta (Busk, 1886) is first recorded for the canarian archipelago. The studied material was extracted from the fouling community attached to the submerge structures of a pontoon in the marina of the Puerto de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution and it has been previously reported in the Macaronesian region, i.e. Cape Verde and Azores.