Some bathyal cheilostome Bryozoa (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) from the Canary Islands (Spain, Eastern Atlantic), with descriptions of three new species, a new genus, and a new family

Five bathyal species of cheilostome Bryozoa have been found on a submarine volcano off the Canary Islands, on dead skeletons of the madreporarian Madrepora oculata Linnaeus. Three of them are new to science. For one species, the introduction of a new genus and family is necessary. In addition, the generic assignation of Cribrilina alcicornis Jullien is revised, including this species in Distansescharella d'Orbigny. Tessaradoma boreale (Busk) is cited for the first time from the Canary Islands.