Adeona

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Adeona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomida
Suborder: Ascophora
Infraorder: Umbonulomorpha
Family: Adeonidae
Genus: Adeona
J. V. Lamouroux, 1812
Species

Adeona albida
Adeona appendiculata
Adeona arborescens
Adeona articulata
Adeona bipartita
Adeona cellulosa
Adeona costata
Adeona didymopora
Adeona foliifera
Adeona grisea
Adeona intermedia
Adeona macrothyris
Adeona nipponica
Adeona wilsoni

Adeona is a genus of bryozoan in the family Adeonidae. A typical example is the Australian species Adeona cellulosa that forms large colonies with bifoliate sheets containing numerous holes (fenestrae).