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Electra Lamouroux, 1816 
AphiaID: 110904

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Malacostegina (Suborder) > Membraniporoidea (Superfamily) > Electridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Electridae d'Orbigny, 1851
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: Gordon, D. (2009). Bryozoa, Hemichordata. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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

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taxa
[show all]		 Species Electra angulata Levinsen, 1909
Species Electra asiatica Grischenko, Dick & Mawatari, 2007
Species Electra axialata Liu, 1999
Species Electra devinensis (Robertson, 1921)
Species Electra elongata Gautier, 1962
Species Electra eriophora (Lamouroux, 1816)
Species Electra flagellum (MacGillivray, 1882)
Species Electra gracilis Liu, 1999
Species Electra hastingsae Marcus, 1938
Species Electra inarmata Liu & Ristedt, 2000?
Species Electra indica Menon & Nair, 1975
Species Electra inermis Liu & Ristedt, 2000?
Species Electra longispina (Calvet, 1904)
Species Electra monilophora Liu, 1999
Species Electra monostachys (Busk, 1854)
Species Electra multispinata (Hincks, 1882)
Species Electra oligopora Gordon, 2009
Species Electra omanensis Nikulina, Ostrovsky & Claereboudt, 2012
Species Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Electra posidoniae Gautier, 1954
Species Electra pseudopilosa Liu & Wass, 2000?
Species Electra repiachowi Ostroumoff, 1886
Species Electra robusta Canu & Bassler, 1928
Species Electra scuticifera Nikulina, 2008
Species Electra tenella (Hincks, 1880)
Species Electra tenuispinosa Liu & Ristedt, 2000?
Species Electra verticillata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Species Electra zhoushanica Wang, 1988

Species Electra arctica Borg accepted as Einhornia arctica (Borg, 1931)
Species Electra bellula (Hincks, 1881) accepted as Arbocuspis bellula (Hincks, 1881)
Species Electra bengalensis (Stoliczka, 1869) accepted as Arbopercula bengalensis (Stoliczka, 1869)
Species Electra biscuta Osburn, 1950 accepted as Osburnea biscuta (Osburn, 1950)
Species Electra crustulenta (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Einhornia crustulenta (Pallas, 1766)
Species Electra cylindracea Busk, 1884 accepted as Chaperiopsis cylindracea (Busk, 1884)
Species Electra korobokkura Nikulina, 2006 accepted as Einhornia korobokkura (Nikulina, 2006)
Species Electra moskvikvendi Nikulina, 2008 accepted as Einhornia moskvikvendi (Nikulina, 2008)
Species Electra pontica Gryncharova, 1980 accepted as Tendra pontica (Gryncharova, 1980)
Species Electra verticillata Lamouroux accepted as Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Electra xiamenensis Liu, 1999 accepted as Crassimarginatella xiamenensis (Liu, 1999)
Environment marine
Distribution West Coast of Norway  [details]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110904
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hayward, Peter
  
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  Citation: Hayward, P. (2013). Electra Lamouroux, 1816. In: Bock, Phil; Gordon, D. (2013) World list of Bryozoa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110904 on 2013-05-24
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