Flustra

Flustra
Flustra foliacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Family: Flustridae
Genus: Flustra
Linnaeus, 1761
Type species
Flustra foliacea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Escara Pallas, 1766
  • Eschara Linnaeus, 1758

Flustra is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Flustridae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

Many formerly included species have been moved to different taxa. The following species are currently recognised:

References

  1. ↑ "Flustra". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. 1 2 "Flustra Linnaeus, 1761". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Flustra". WoRMS. Retrieved 2021-08-23.