The Adeonidae is a family within the

bryozoa Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary colonies. Typically about long, they have a special feeding structure called a l ...

n order

Cheilostomatida Cheilostomatida, also called Cheilostomata, is an order of Bryozoa in the class Gymnolaemata. They are exclusively marine, colonial invertebrate animals. Cheilostome colonies are composed of calcium carbonate and grow on a variety of surfaces, ...

. Colonies are often upright bilaminar branches or sheets, perforated by large holes in some species (e.g. ''

Adeona cellulosa :''"Adenoa" of C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz is a ''nomen nudum'' for ''Galleria'', the genus of the greater wax moth.'' ''Adeona'' is a genus of bryozoans in the family Adeonidae. A typical example is the Australian species '' Adeona cellulosa'' ...

''). The zooids generally have one or more adventitious avicularia on their frontal wall. Instead of ovicells the adeonids often possess enlarged polymorphs which brood the

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

e internally.

Classification

*Family Adeonidae **Genus ''

Adeona :''"Adenoa" of C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz is a '' nomen nudum'' for ''Galleria'', the genus of the greater wax moth.'' ''Adeona'' is a genus of bryozoans in the family Adeonidae. A typical example is the Australian species '' Adeona cellulosa'' ...

'' **Genus '' Adeonellopsis'' **Genus '' Anarthropora'' **Genus '' Bracebridgia'' **Genus '' Dimorphocella'' **Genus '' Kubaninella'' **Genus '' Meniscopora'' **Genus '' Ovaticella'' **Genus '' Poristoma'' **Genus '' Reptadeonella'' **Genus '' Schizostomella'' **Genus '' Smittistoma'' **Genus '' Teichopora'' **Genus '' Triporula'' **Genus '' Trypocella''

References

Bryozoan families Cheilostomatida Extant Eocene first appearances {{bryozoan-stub