Plumatella repens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata) collected from an alpine lake in the Italian dolomites

From 1982 to 2006, seven sampling surveys were performed in Red Bay of the alpine Lake Tovel (Brenta Dolomites, Italy) to investigate the bryozoan fauna. The record of small and round floatoblasts was noteworthy as they were not comparable to those produced by any presently known Bryozoa species. Three different types of floatoblasts characterized by almost circular shape were distinguished using morphological traits. All recorded specimens were...