Pedicellina

Pedicellina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Entoprocta
Order: Solitaria
Family: Pedicellinidae
Genus:
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. ^ a b "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.


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