family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
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 ...
ns in the 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, ...
.
Genera and species
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
includes the following
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
and
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
Watersipora
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' Neviani, 1896
**''
Watersipora arcuata
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' Banta, 1969
**''
Watersipora aterrima
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*''Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*''Wa ...
Watersipora bidentata
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*'' Watersipora bidentata''
*' ...
Watersipora cucullata
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' (Busk, 1854)
**''
Watersipora mawatarii
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' Vieira, Spencer Jones & Taylor, 2014
**''
Watersipora nigra
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' (Canu & Bassler, 1930)
**''
Watersipora platypora
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' Seo, 1999
**''
Watersipora souleorum
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the w ...
'' Vieira, Spencer Jones & Taylor, 2014
**''
Watersipora subatra
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...
'' (Ortmann, 1890)
**''
Watersipora subtorquata
''Watersipora subtorquata'', commonly known as the red-rust bryozoan, is a species of colonial bryozoan in the family Watersiporidae. It is unclear from where it originated but it is now present in many warm-water coastal regions throughout the w ...
'' (d'Orbigny, 1852)
**''
Watersipora typica
''Watersipora'' is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Watersiporidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Watersipora arcuata''
*''Watersipora aterrima''
*'' Watersipora atrofusca''
*''Watersipora bidentata''
*'' ...