BIOTIC Species Information for Bugula turbinata
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| Researched by | Dr Harvey Tyler-Walters | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Peter J. Hayward | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Bugula turbinata | Common name | An erect bryozoan |
| MCS Code | Y250 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Bryozoa | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gymnolaemata | |
| Subclass | Order | Cheilostomatida | |
| Suborder | Neocheilostomatina | Family | Bugulidae |
| Genus | Bugula | Species | turbinata |
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| Additional Information | All British species of Bugula die back in autumn, over-wintering as ancestrulae, colony stumps or stolons (Hayward & Ryland, 1998). Little information was found on the biology of Bugula turbinata. The following information was derived from information concerning other species of Bugula where possible. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Hayward & Ryland, 1998, Howson & Picton, 1997, Ryland, 1970, Ryland, 1976, | ||
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