BIOTIC Species Information for Electra pilosa
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| Researched by | Dr Harvey Tyler-Walters | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Peter J. Hayward | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Electra pilosa | Common name | A sea mat |
| MCS Code | Y178 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Bryozoa | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gymnolaemata | |
| Subclass | Order | Cheilostomatida | |
| Suborder | Malacostegina | Family | Electridae |
| Genus | Electra | Species | pilosa |
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| Additional Information | Colonies of Electra pilosa growing on erect substrata (e.g. a hydroid) may continue to grow lengthways once they have used up the available substratum, forming narrow, bilaminar fronds of zooids side by side, once described as Electra verticillata. Colonies growing on small pieces of substratum (e.g. a shell) occasionally enclose the substratum forming an unattached spherical colony, 3-7cm in diameter (Hayward & Ryland, 1998). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward & Ryland, 1998, Ryland, 1967, Ryland, 1976, Ryland, 1970, | ||
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