Celleporidae
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The Celleporidae is a family within the bryozoa
n order Cheilostomata
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Bryozoa
The Bryozoa, also known as Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals, are a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals. Typically about long, they are filter feeders that sieve food particles out of the water using a retractable lophophore, a "crown" of tentacles lined with cilia...
n order Cheilostomata
Cheilostomata
Cheilostomata, an order of Bryozoa in the class Gymnolaemata, are exclusively marine, colonial invertebrate animals. Cheilostome colonies are composed of calcium carbonate and grow on a variety of surfaces, including rocks, shells, seagrass and kelps. The colony shapes range from simple encrusting...
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Classification
- Family Celleporidae
- Genus Buffonellaria
- Genus Buskea
- Genus Calvipelta
- Genus Cellepora
- Genus Celleporina
- Genus Chasmatooecium
- Genus Chasmazoon
- Genus Galeopsis
- Genus Lagenipora
- Genus Omalosecosa
- Genus Orthoporidroides
- Genus Osthimosia
- Genus Palmicellaria
- Genus Pourtalesella
- Genus Predanophora
- Genus Pseudocelleporina
- Genus Richbunea
- Genus Scorpiodinipora
- Genus Sinuporina
- Genus Spigaleos
- Genus Tegminula
- Genus Turbicellepora