Alcyonidium (bryozoan)
Alcyonidium is a genus of bryozoans in the order Ctenostomatida. The genus have both species with planktotrophic (feeding) larvae and short-lived lecithotrophic (non-feeding) larvae.[2]
| Alcyonidium | |
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| Alcyonidium gelatinosum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Ctenostomatida |
| Family: | Alcyonidiidae |
| Genus: | Alcyonidium J.V.F. Lamouroux, 1813[1] |
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Species
The following species are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:-[1]
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References
- WoRMS (2014). "Alcyonidium". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- Porter, J.S; Ryland, J.S; Carvalho, G.R (2002). "Micro- and macrogeographic genetic structure in bryozoans with different larval strategies". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 272 (2): 119–130. Bibcode:2002JEMBE.272..119P. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00042-4.
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