Flustra

Flustra
Flustra foliacea
Scientific classification
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]
EscaraPallas, 1766 EscharaLinnaeus, 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

References

1. "Flustra". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
2. "Flustra Linnaeus, 1761". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
3. "Flustra". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-23.