Pterocella

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Pterocella
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Pterocella sp. (YPM IZ 088894)
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Pterocella vesiculosa (AM MA117162-1)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Family: Catenicellidae
Genus: Pterocella
Levinsen, 1909

Pterocella is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Catenicellidae. [1] The genus was first described by Georg Marius Reinald Levinsen in 1909. [1] [2]

The species of this genus are found in Australia (off the coasts of Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales), [1] [3] and New Zealand. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pterocella Levinsen, 1909". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. G.M.R. Levinson (1909), Morphological and systematic studies on the cheilostomatous Bryozoa, Copenhagen: Nationale Forfatteres Forlag, p. 246, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.5690, OCLC   16835849, OL   22887117M, Wikidata   Q51506843
  3. "Australian Faunal Directory: Pterocella". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-11-02.