Pedicellina is a genus of the family Pedicellinidae in the phylum Entoprocta.
Description A genus of colonial Entoprocta.
Etymology From “pedicellus” (small foot in Latin) + “ina”.
Taxonomy Pedicellina contains the following species:
Pedicellina cernua (Pallas, 1774) [Note: This was the first species discovered from today's genus Pedicellina. Originally, in 1774, it was placed in the genus Brachionus Pallas 1766, which is now placed in Rotifera] Pedicellina choanata O'Donoghue, 1924 Pedicellina grandis Ryland, 1965 Pedicellina hispida Ryland, 1965 Pedicellina nannoda Marcus, 1937 Pedicellina newberryi Wasson, 1997 Pedicellina nutans Dalyell, 1848 Pedicellina pernae Ryland, 1965 Pedicellina pyriformis Ryland, 1965 Pedicellina whiteleggii Johnston & Walker, 1917
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