| Full name: |
World List of Bryozoa UPDATED!
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| Short name: |
WoRMS Bryozoa |
| Version: |
2015-02-01 |
| Release date: |
2015-02-01 |
| Authors/editors: |
Bock P., Gordon D. |
| Taxonomic coverage: |
Animalia - Bryozoa |
| English name of the group: |
Bryozoans, moss animals |
|
Number of species |
5,650 |
|
Number of infraspecific taxa |
181 |
| Number of synonyms: |
348 |
| Number of common names: |
126 |
| Total number of names: |
6,124 |
| Abstract: |
This first ever world database of extant marine bryozoan species is the result of long term accumulation of taxonomic information from the literature. It is the most recent and up-to-date census of the taxon available. Data have been contributed to the Catalogue of Life via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). |
| Organization: |
Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Website: |
http://www.marinespecies.org
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