Pterocella
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| Pterocella | |
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| Pterocella sp. (YPM IZ 088894) | |
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| Pterocella vesiculosa (AM MA117162-1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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)