Galapagos Species Database

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Disporella stellata var. paclfica Osburn, 1953

Bryozoo, Bryozoan

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Bryozoa

Class
Stenolaemata

Order
Cyclostomatida

Suborder
Rectangulata

Family
Lichenoporidae

Genus
Disporella

Species
stellata var. paclfica

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Holotype: AHF-127; Type locality: Wenman (Wolf) Island 1°23'10''N, 91°48'45''W at 100-150 fms (Osburn, 1953).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Galapagos I: Wolf, Isabela, Gardner, Española (Osburn, 1953).

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Osburn, R.C. (1953) Bryozoa of the Pacific coast of America. Part III. Cyclostomata, Ctenostomata, Entoprocta and Addenada. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 14(3): 613-841.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Disporella stellata var. paclfica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19414. Accessed 1 November 2026.