WoRMS taxon details
Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
111355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111355)
accepted
Species
Annulipora dentata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) · unaccepted (Subjective synonym)
Annulipora pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (Alternative combination)
Flustra dentata Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted (synonym)
Flustra pilosa Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (basionym)
Flustra tomentosa Abildgaard, 1789 · unaccepted (Subjective synonym)
Membranipora pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Electra pilosa ellisiana (Moll, 1803) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Subspecies Electra pilosa laxa (Smitt, 1868) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Flustra pilosa Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Arctic to Long Island Sound
Distribution Arctic to Long Island Sound [details]
Bock, P. (2024). World List of Bryozoa. Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111355 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Flustra pilosa Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Flustra dentata Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Flustra dentata Ellis & Solander, 1786) Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Diet small microorganisms, including diatoms and other unicellar algae [details]From other sources
Distribution Arctic to Long Island Sound [details]Habitat infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Predators grazing organisms such as sea urchins and fish; also subject to competition and overgrowth from sponges, algae, and tunicates [details]
Reproduction sexual and asexual; bryozoan colonies consist of replicated series of zooids, each budded asexually from a predecessor. The founding zooid metamorphoses from the sexually produced larva. Hermaphroditic. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | pigget hindemosdyr | [details] |
| Dutch | harige vliescelpoliepharig mosdiertje | [details] |
| English | thorny sea-mat [from synonym]hairy sea-mat | [details] |
| French | ecorce pileuse | [details] |
| German | zottige SeerindeBedornte Seerinde [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | stjernemosdyr | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | stjernemosdyr | [details] |
| Polish | siateczniki kolczasty | [details] |
BIOTIC
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (295 publications) (from synonym Membranipora pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (34 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (34 records) (from synonym Membranipora pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 090968)
To ITIS
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (295 publications) (from synonym Membranipora pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (34 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (34 records) (from synonym Membranipora pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 090968)
To ITIS
