Pedicellina
Genus of marine animals in the entoproct phylum
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Pedicellina is a genus of the family Pedicellinidae in the phylum Entoprocta.[1]
| Pedicellina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Entoprocta |
| Order: | Solitaria |
| Family: | Pedicellinidae |
| Genus: | Pedicellina Sars, 1835 |
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
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