Plumatella repens (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a moss animal)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlumatella repens (a moss animal)
GenusPlumatella (a genus of moss animals)
FamilyPLUMATELLIDAE (a family of freshwater bryozoans)
OrderPLUMATELLIDA (freshwater bryozoans)
ClassPHYLACTOLAEMATA (freshwater moss animals)
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 Plumatella repens (a moss animal) :
1: Plumatella repens (a moss animal)
29 Jan 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Floatoblast shells, floating on surface of woodland pool
Image 1: Floatoblast shell - inside view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Floatoblast shell - inside view of rear face - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Floatoblast shell - inside view of rear face - magnified - white background (2)Image 4: Floatoblast shell - outside view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Floatoblast - top view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Taticchi, M.I., Dörr, A.J.M., Prearo M. & Elia, A.C. 2016 Plumatella repens Linnaeus 1758 Bryozoa Phylactolaemata collected from an alpine lake in the Italian Dolomites Italian Journal of Zoology Vol 83 (3): 382-389.

Plumatella repens (a moss animal) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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