Biology:Flustra

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Flustra
Flustra foliacea.jpg
Flustra foliacea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Family: Flustridae
Genus: Flustra
Linnaeus, 1761
Type species
Flustra foliacea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Escara Pallas, 1766
  • Eschara Linnaeus, 1758

Flustra is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Flustridae.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

Species

Many formerly included species have been moved to different taxa. The following species are currently recognised:[3]

  • Flustra anguloavicularis Kluge, 1961
  • Flustra digitata Packard, 1867
  • Flustra foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Flustra italica Spallanzani, 1801
  • Flustra nordenskjoldi Kluge, 1929
  • Flustra pedunculata (Busk, 1884)
  • Flustra separata Waters, 1888
  • Flustra sexagona Mokrinskiji, 1916

Additionally, it contains these currently disputed taxa:[3]

  • Flustra arenosa Ellis & Solander, 1786
  • Flustra bombycina Ellis & Solander, 1786
  • Flustra ceranoides Lamouroux, 1816
  • Flustra duvaliana Michelin, 1845
  • Flustra horneri (Kirchenpauer, 1869)
  • Flustra ramosa (Jullien, 1888)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6579273 entry