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Electridae d'Orbigny, 1851 
AphiaID: 110746

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Malacostegina (Suborder) > Membraniporoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Membraniporoidea
Sources  basis of record: Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (1999). Cheilostomatous Bryozoa: part 2 Hippothooidea - Celleporoidea: notes for the identification of British species. 2nd ed.. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 14. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-263-3. vii, 416 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Bryozoan homepage, available online at http://www.bryozoa.net [details]

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 Genus Arbocuspis Nikulina, 2010
Genus Arbopercula Nikulina, 2010
Genus Aspidelectra Levinsen, 1909
Genus Bathypora MacGillivray, 1885
Genus Charixa Lang, 1915
Genus Conopeum Gray, 1848
Genus Einhornia Nikulina, 2007
Genus Electra Lamouroux, 1816
Genus Gontarella Grischenko, Taylor & Mawatari, 2002
Genus Harpecia Gordon, 1982
Genus Lapidosella Gontar, 2010
Genus Mychoplectra Gordon & Parker, 1991
Genus Osburnea Nikulina, 2010
Genus Pyripora d'Orbigny, 1849
Genus Tarsocryptus Tilbrook, 2011
Genus Villicharixa Gordon, 1989
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  classification: Previous classifications placed this family under the currently unvalid subordo Anasca [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110746
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hayward, Peter
2005-04-15 10:25:19Z  changed  Appeltans, Ward
2005-07-13 06:51:43Z  changed  Espinel, Nadjejda
2010-04-19 09:24:05Z  checked  Bock, Phil
  
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  Citation: Bock, P.; Hayward, P. (2013). Electridae. In: Bock, P.; Gordon, D. (2013) World List of Bryozoa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110746 on 2013-05-19
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