Beaniidae

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Beaniidae is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida. Their zooids have a weak box-like shell of calcium carbonate as do most species of the suborder Flustrina, and in this family are typically arranged disjunctly, connected by small tubes, and often boat-shaped. One species, Amphibiobeania epiphylla, is the only known amphibious bryozoan known as of 2008/09.[1]

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Beaniidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Suborder: Flustrina
Superfamily: Buguloidea
Family: Beaniidae
Canu & Bassler, 1927
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Genera

The following genera are recognised in the family Beaniidae:[2]

  • Amphibiobeania Metcalfe, Gordon & Hayward, 2007
  • Beania Johnston, 1840
  • Stolonella Hincks, 1883

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