Flustra is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Flustridae.[2] The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
| Flustra | |
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| Flustra foliacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Flustridae |
| Genus: | Flustra Linnaeus, 1761 |
| Type species | |
| Flustra foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Species
editMany formerly included species have been moved to different taxa. The following species are currently recognised:[3]
- Flustra anguloavicularis Kluge, 1961
- Flustra digitata Packard, 1867
- Flustra foliacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Flustra italica Spallanzani, 1801
- Flustra nordenskjoldi Kluge, 1929
- Flustra pedunculata (Busk, 1884)
- Flustra separata Waters, 1888
- † Flustra sexagona Mokrinskiji, 1916
Additionally, it contains these currently disputed taxa:[3]
- † Flustra arenosa Ellis & Solander, 1786
- Flustra bombycina Ellis & Solander, 1786
- Flustra ceranoides Lamouroux, 1816
- † Flustra duvaliana Michelin, 1845
- Flustra horneri (Kirchenpauer, 1869)
- Flustra ramosa (Jullien, 1888)