Catenicellidae
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| Catenicellidae Fossil range: Late Cretaceous - Recent |
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The Catenicellidae is a family within the order Cheilostomata. It is characterized by branching colonies, which are flexible due to soft joints between nodes consisting of single or a few zooids. The colony is attached by soft rootlets (rhizoids) to the substrate, which can be rock, sea grasses, or even other bryozoans. These characters give colonies a bushy appearance, and they are therefore often confused with sea weed.
[edit] Classification
- Family Catenicellidae
- Genus Ahcheethamia
- Genus Bryosartor
- Genus Caberoides
- Genus Caloporella
- Genus Calpidium
- Genus Catenicella
- Genus Catenicellopsis
- Genus Claviporella
- Genus Cornuticella
- Genus Cornuticellina
- Genus Costaticella
- Genus Costatimorpha
- Genus Cribricellina
- Genus Digenopora
- Genus Ditaxipora
- Genus Ditaxiporina
- Genus Geminella
- Genus Orthoscuticella
- Genus Paracribricellina
- Genus Plagiopora
- Genus Pterocella
- Genus Scalicella
- Genus Scuticella
- Genus Stenostomaria
- Genus Strongylopora
- Genus Strophipora
- Genus Talivittaticella
- Genus Terminocella
- Genus Vasignyella
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