Cryptosula pallasiana (Moll, 1803)
(an encrusting calcified bryozoan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptosula pallasiana (an encrusting calcified bryozoan)
FamilyCRYPTOSULIDAE (a family of bryozoans)
SuperfamilySCHIZOPORELLOIDEA (a superfamily of bryozoans)
Section Lepraliomorpha (an infraorder of bryozoans)
InfraorderAscophora (an infraorder of bryozoans)
SuborderNEOCHEILOSTOMATINA (a suborder of bryozoans)
OrderCHEILOSTOMATIDA (an order of calcified bryozoans)
ClassGYMNOLAEMATA (a class of bryozoans)
PhylumBRYOZOA (bryozoans, ectoprocts and moss animals)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cryptosula pallasiana (an encrusting calcified bryozoan) :
1: Cryptosula pallasiana (an encrusting calcified bryozoan)
28 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on underside of rock
Image 1: Colony - in situImage 2: Cells and zooids - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Cells and zooids - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Cells and zooids - close-up - magnified (2)Image 5: Cells and zooids - close-up - magnified (3)Image 6: Cells and zooids - close-up - magnified (4)Image 7: Cells and zooids - close-up - magnified (5)Image 8: Cells and zooids - close-up - magnified (6)Image 9: Cells - close-up - magnifiedImage 10: Cells - close-up - magnified (2)Image 11: Cells - close-up - magnified (3)Image 12: Cells - close-up - magnified (4)Image 13: Colony - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Zooids - close-up - magnifiedImage 15: Zooids - close-up - magnified (2)Image 16: Zooids - close-up - magnified (3)

Cryptosula pallasiana (an encrusting calcified bryozoan) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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