Polycylindricus

Polycylindricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Stenolaemata
Order:	Trepostomata †
Genus:	Polycylindricus; Boardman, 1960

Polycylindricus is an extinct genus of bryozoans of the order Trepostomata 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

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.

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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.