Cryptosula okadai Dick & Ross, 1988
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cryptosula okadai Dick & Ross, 1988
- Name authority
- Dick & Ross, 1988
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Bryozoa
- Class
- Gymnolaemata
- Order
- Cheilostomatida
- Family
- Cryptosulidae
- Genus
- Cryptosula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumBryozoa
- classGymnolaemata Allman, 1856
- orderCheilostomatida Busk, 1852
- suborderFlustrina Smitt, 1868
- superfamilySchizoporelloidea Jullien, 1883
- familyCryptosulidae Vigneaux, 1949
- genusCryptosula Canu & Bassler, 1925
- speciesCryptosula okadai Dick & Ross, 1988
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptosula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| red crustCryptosula pallasiana (Moll, 1803) | CryptosulidaeBryozoa | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptosula zavjalovensis Kubanin, 1976 | CryptosulidaeBryozoa | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Dick, M. H., & Ross, J. R. P. (1988). Intertidal Bryozoa (Cheilostomata) of the Kodiak vicinity, Alaska. Occasional Paper, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. (Western Washington University Press, Bellingham), 28: 1–133. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:322X8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.