''Flustra'' is a genus of
bryozoans belonging to the family
Flustridae.
The genus has a
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 ...
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Species
Many formerly included species have been moved to different taxa. The following species are currently recognised:
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Flustra anguloavicularis''
*''
Flustra digitata''
Packard, 1867
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Flustra foliacea
''Flustra foliacea'' is a species of bryozoans found in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It is a colonial animal that is frequently mistaken for a seaweed. Colonies begin as encrusting mats, and only produce loose fronds after their first year of g ...
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Flustra italica''
Spallanzani, 1801
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Flustra nordenskjoldi''
Kluge, 1929
*''
Flustra pedunculata''
(Busk, 1884)
*''
Flustra separata''
Waters, 1888
*† ''
Flustra sexagona''
Mokrinskiji, 1916
Additionally, it contains these currently disputed taxa:
* † ''Flustra arenosa''
Ellis & Solander, 1786
* ''Flustra bombycina''
Ellis & Solander, 1786
* ''Flustra ceranoides''
Lamouroux, 1816
* † ''Flustra duvaliana''
Michelin, 1845
* ''Flustra horneri''
(Kirchenpauer, 1869)
* ''Flustra ramosa''
(Jullien, 1888)
References
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Cheilostomatida
Bryozoan genera