Pedicellina is a genus of the family Pedicellinidae in the phylum Entoprocta.

Description

A genus of colonial Entoprocta.

Etymology

From “pedicellus” (small foot in Latin) + “ina”.

Taxonomy

Pedicellina contains the following species:

  • Pedicellina cernua (Pallas, 1774) [Note: This was the first species discovered from today's genus Pedicellina. Originally, in 1774, it was placed in the genus Brachionus Pallas 1766, which is now placed in Rotifera]
  • Pedicellina choanata O'Donoghue, 1924
  • Pedicellina grandis Ryland, 1965
  • Pedicellina hispida Ryland, 1965
  • Pedicellina nannoda Marcus, 1937
  • Pedicellina newberryi Wasson, 1997
  • Pedicellina nutans Dalyell, 1848
  • Pedicellina pernae Ryland, 1965
  • Pedicellina pyriformis Ryland, 1965
  • Pedicellina whiteleggii Johnston & Walker, 1917