WoRMS taxon details
Electra Lamouroux, 1816
110904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:110904)
accepted
Genus
Annulipora Gray, 1848 · unaccepted (Objective synonym)
Cyphonautes Ehrenberg, 1833 · unaccepted
Electrina d'Orbigny, 1851 · unaccepted
Reptelectrina d'Orbigny, 1852 · unaccepted
- Species Electra asiatica Grischenko, Dick & Mawatari, 2007
- Species Electra axialata Liu, 1999
- Species Electra elongata Gautier, 1962
- Species Electra flagellum (MacGillivray, 1882)
- Species Electra gracilis Liu, 1999
- Species Electra hastingsae Marcus, 1938
- Species Electra inarmata Liu & Ristedt, 2000?
- Species Electra indica Menon & Nair, 1975
- Species Electra inermis Liu & Ristedt, 2000?
- Species Electra jindoica Chae, Yang, Min & Seo, 2024
- Species Electra longispina (Calvet, 1904)
- Species Electra monilophora Liu, 1999
- Species Electra monostachys (Busk, 1854)
- Species Electra multispinata (Hincks, 1882)
- Species Electra oligopora Gordon, 2009
- Species Electra omanensis Nikulina, Ostrovsky & Claereboudt, 2012
- Species Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Species Electra posidoniae Gautier, 1954
- Species Electra pseudopilosa Liu & Wass, 2000?
- Species Electra repiachowi Ostroumoff, 1886
- Species Electra robusta Canu & Bassler, 1928
- Species Electra scuticifera Nikulina, 2008
- Species Electra verticillata (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Species Electra zhoushanica Wang, 1988
- Species Electra angulata Levinsen, 1909 accepted as Arbopercula angulata (Levinsen, 1909)
- Species Electra anomala Osburn, 1950 accepted as Arbopercula bengalensis (Stoliczka, 1869) (Subjective junior synonym)
- Species Electra arctica Borg accepted as Einhornia arctica (Borg, 1931)
- Species Electra bellula (Hincks, 1881) accepted as Arbocuspis bellula (Hincks, 1881)
- Species Electra bengalensis (Stoliczka, 1869) accepted as Arbopercula bengalensis (Stoliczka, 1869)
- Species Electra biscuta Osburn, 1950 accepted as Osburnea biscuta (Osburn, 1950)
- Species Electra crustulenta (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Einhornia crustulenta (Pallas, 1766) (Type species for genus Einhornia)
- Species Electra cylindracea Busk, 1884 accepted as Chaperiopsis cylindracea (Busk, 1884)
- Species Electra devinensis (Robertson, 1921) accepted as Arbopercula devinensis (Robertson, 1921)
- Species Electra eriophora (Lamouroux, 1816) accepted as Conopeum eriophorum (Lamouroux, 1816)
- Species Electra korobokkura Nikulina, 2006 accepted as Einhornia korobokkura (Nikulina, 2006)
- Species Electra laciniosa Shier, 1964 accepted as Conopeum tenuissimum (Canu, 1908) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Electra moskvikvendi Nikulina, 2008 accepted as Einhornia moskvikvendi (Nikulina, 2008)
- Species Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1761) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Species Electra pontica Gryncharova, 1980 accepted as Tendra pontica (Gryncharova, 1980)
- Species Electra tenella (Hincks, 1880) accepted as Arbopercula tenella (Hincks, 1880)
- Species Electra tenuispinosa Liu & Ristedt, 2000? accepted as Conopeum loki Almeida, Souza & Vieira, 2017 (Nomen nudum)
- Species Electra verticillata Lamouroux accepted as Electra verticillata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (synonym)
- Species Electra xiamenensis Liu, 1999 accepted as Crassimarginatella xiamenensis (Liu, 1999)
- Species Electra distorta (Hincks, 1880) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Electra lamellosa (d'Orbigny, 1851) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Electra triacantha (Lamouroux, 1816) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
Lamouroux, J. V. F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. <em>F. Poisson, Caen.</em> i-lxxxiv, 1-558, pls. I-XIX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11606092
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
Bock, P. (2025). World List of Bryozoa. Electra Lamouroux, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110904 on 2025-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamouroux, J. V. F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. <em>F. Poisson, Caen.</em> i-lxxxiv, 1-558, pls. I-XIX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11606092
page(s): 120 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 120 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bryozoan homepage, available online at http://bryozoa.net/ [details]
additional source Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
[request]additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bryozoan homepage, available online at http://bryozoa.net/ [details]
additional source Gordon, D. P.; Taylor, P. D.; Bigey, F. P. (2009). Phylum Bryozoa: moss animals, sea mats, lace corals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 271-297. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
