Pterocella
Pterocella sp. (YPM IZ 088894)
Pterocella vesiculosa (AM MA117162-1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

  • Pterocella elongata (MacGillivray, 1895)
  • Pterocella flexuosa (Waters, 1881)
  • Pterocella gemella (MacGillivray, 1887)
  • Pterocella halli (Maplestone, 1899)
  • Pterocella scutella (Hutton, 1891)
  • Pterocella vesiculosa (Lamarck, 1816)

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.
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