Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Parasmittina trispinosa
Briozoo, Bryozoan
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Bryozoa
Class
Gymnolaemata
Order
Cheilostomatida
Suborder
Flustrina
Superfamily
Smittinoidea
Family
Smittinidae
Genus
Parasmittina
Species
trispinosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Berenicea flava Johnston, 1832, Cellepora jacotini Audouin, 1826, Discopora trispinosa Johnston, 1838, Smittia trispinosa Johnston, 1838, Smittina trispinosa (Johnston, 1838) (Horton et al., 2021).
Origin: Native
- Canu, F. Bassler, R.S. (1930) The Bryozoan Fauna of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 76(13): 1-78.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Parasmittina trispinosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20207. Accessed 5 November 2026.