''Electra'' is a genus of

bryozoa Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary colonies. Typically about long, they have a special feeding structure called a l ...

ns belonging to the family

Electridae Electridae is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida. Genera The World Register of Marine Species lists the following genera: *'' Arbocuspis'' Nikulina, 2010 *'' Arbopercula'' Nikulina, 2010 *'' Aspidelectra'' Levinsen, 1909 *'' Bath ...

. The genus has

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

. Species: * ''

Electra arcuata Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centr ...

'' (Canu, 1908) * ''

Electra asiatica Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centr ...

'' Grischenko, Dick & Mawatari, 2007 *''

Electra pilosa ''Electra pilosa'' is a species of colonial bryozoan in the order Cheilostomatida. It is native to the northeastern and northwestern Atlantic Ocean and is also present in Australia and New Zealand. Description Colonies of ''Electra pilosa'' fo ...

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Electra posidoniae ''Electra posidoniae'' is a species of bryozoan in the family Electridae. It is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, and is commonly known as the Neptune-grass bryozoan because it is exclusively found growing on seagrasses, usually on Neptune grass ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10481174 Cheilostomatida Bryozoan genera