Pedicellina

Pedicellina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Entoprocta
Order:	Solitaria
Family:	Pedicellinidae
Genus:	Pedicellina Sars, 1835

Pedicellina is a genus of the family Pedicellinidae in the phylum Entoprocta. ^[1]

Description

A genus of colonial Entoprocta.

Etymology

From “pedicellus” (small foot in Latin) + “ina”.

Taxonomy

Pedicellina contains the following species: ^[1]

• Pedicellina cernua (Pallas, 1774) [Note: This was the first species discovered from today's genus Pedicellina. Originally, in 1774, it was placed in the genus Brachionus Pallas 1766, which is now placed in Rotifera ^{[2] [3]} ]
• Pedicellina choanata O'Donoghue, 1924
• Pedicellina grandis Ryland, 1965
• Pedicellina hispida Ryland, 1965
• Pedicellina nannoda Marcus, 1937
• Pedicellina newberryi Wasson, 1997
• Pedicellina nutans Dalyell, 1848
• Pedicellina pernae Ryland, 1965
• Pedicellina pyriformis Ryland, 1965
• Pedicellina whiteleggii Johnston & Walker, 1917

References

1. "Pedicellina Sars, 1835". World Register of Marine Species. 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
2. Schierwater, Bernd; DeSalle, Rob (2021-07-08). Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach. CRC Press. p. 380. ISBN   978-1-4822-3582-1 . Retrieved 2025-07-11.
3. Bulletin. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1913. p. 23. Retrieved 2025-07-11.