Electridae

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Electridae
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Electra posidoniae on Posidonia oceanica , Sardinia, Italy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Lophophorata
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Suborder: Malacostegina
Family: Electridae
d'Orbigny, 1851 [1]

Electridae is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida.

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bock, P. (2014). "Electridae - d'Orbigny, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2014-12-11.