title: Taxonomic review of the family Colatooeciidae Winston, 2005 (Bryozoa, heilostomata), with description of seven new species.
abstract: Colatooeciidae includes the genera Colatooecia, Cigclisula and Trematooecia. While Colatooecia is considered a well-defined genus, the differences between Cigclisula and Trematooecia are poorly defined. This taxonomic review was undertaken to understand the morphological differences between Cigclisula and Trematooecia. The type species of Cigclisula is redescribed and the type species of Trematooecia is designated and redescribed. Diagnostic characters of both genera are redefined. Six new species of Cigclisula and one of Trematooecia are described: Cigclisula australis n. sp., Cigclisula buski n. sp., Cigclisula fistulosa n. sp., Cigclisula osburni n. sp., Cigclisula perforata n. sp., Cigclisula winstonae n. sp. and Trematooecia rotunda n. sp. Four species previously assigned to Cigclisula are transferred to Trematooecia: Trematooecia arborescens (Canu & Bassler, 1928) n. comb., Trematooecia gemmea (Winston & Woollacott, 2009) n. comb., Trematooecia hexagonalis (Canu & Bassler, 1930), and Trematooecia verticalis (Maplestone, 1910) n. comb. Two species previously assigned to Trematooecia are transferred to Cigclisula: Cigclisula turrita (Smitt, 1873) and Cigclisula psammophila(Winston & Håkansson, 1986) n. comb.
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA 40170-290, Brazil.; Email: carol.salmeida@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana C S
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA 40170-290, Brazil.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Facelucia B C
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia de Porifera e Fauna Associada, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA 40170-290, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Carla M S
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Menegola
authors.affiliation: Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, United States; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanner
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, SP 11600-000, Brazil Departamento de Zoologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE 50670-810, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Leandro M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002013:Bryozoa / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity