''Pedicellina'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Entoprocta
Entoprocta (), or Kamptozoa , is a phylum of mostly sessile aquatic animals, ranging from long. Mature individuals are goblet-shaped, on relatively long stalks. They have a "crown" of solid tentacles whose cilia generate water currents that d ...
.
Description
A genus of colonial Entoprocta.
Etymology
From “pedicellus” (small foot in Latin) + “ina”.
Taxonomy
''Pedicellina'' contains the following species:
* ''
Pedicellina cernua
''Pedicellina'' is a genus of Entoprocta
Entoprocta (), or Kamptozoa , is a phylum of mostly sessile aquatic animals, ranging from long. Mature individuals are goblet-shaped, on relatively long stalks. They have a "crown" of solid tentacle ...
''
* ''
Pedicellina newberryi''
References
Entoprocta
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