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
Alcyonidium gelatinosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Ctenostomatida
Family: Alcyonidiidae
Genus: Alcyonidium
J.V.F. Lamouroux, 1813[1]
Species

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Species

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The following species are included in the genus by the World Register of Marine Species:-[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2014). "Alcyonidium". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ 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.