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Polycylindricus

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Polycylindricus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Trepostomatida
Family: Aisenvergiidae
Genus: Polycylindricus
Boardman, 1960

Polycylindricus is an extinct genus of bryozoans of the order Trepostomatida with colonies forming cylindrical branches. In addition to branching created where main branches bifurcate, colonies also have smaller secondary branches perpendicular to the main branches.[1]

References

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  1. Boardman, Richard S. (1960). Trepostomatous Bryozoa of the Hamilton Group of New York State (PDF). Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey. p. 67-68.