WoRMS taxon details
Electra verticillata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
111357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111357)
accepted
Species
Electra verticillata Lamouroux · unaccepted (synonym)
Flustra verticillata Ellis & Solander, 1786 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Flustra verticillata 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]
page(s): 15 [details]
Taxonomy probably ecophenotype of E. pilosa
Taxonomy probably ecophenotype of E. pilosa [details]
Bock, P.; Figuerola, B. (2026). World List of Bryozoa. Electra verticillata (Ellis & Solander, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111357 on 2026-03-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Flustra verticillata 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]
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]
Taxonomy
status source
Nikulina, Elena A., de Blauwe, Hans & Reverter-Gil, Oscar, 2012. Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis Confirms the Species Status of Electra verticillata (Ellis and Solander, 1786). In: Bryozoan Studies 2010, (Eds, Ernst, Andrej, Schäfer, Priska & Scholz, Joachim): 217-236. (Springer, Heidelberg), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16411-8_15 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Taxonomy probably ecophenotype of E. pilosa [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Flustra verticillata Ellis & Solander, 1786)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Electra verticillata Lamouroux)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Electra verticillata) (from synonym Electra verticillata Lamouroux)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Electra verticillata)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Electra verticillata Lamouroux)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Electra verticillata) (from synonym Electra verticillata Lamouroux)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Electra verticillata)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (1 record)
To ITIS