Celleporidae Johnston, 1838

After the genus Lepraliella is transferred to the Phidoloporidae (Di Martino, 2022), the genera from the Lepraliellidae are now placed in the Celleporidae provisionally, pending further incvestigation.

Synonyms Author
Celleporariidae Harmer, 1957
Holoporellidae Levinsen, 1909
Kleidionellidae Vigneaux, 1949
Schizmoporidae Gregory, 1893/ Vigneaux, 1949
Osthimosiidae Jullien, 1888
Torquatellidae Tilbrook, 2006

This family includes the genera

  1. Acanthophragma
  2. Balantiostoma (Now in Romancheinidae)
  3. Buchneria (Now in Bryocryptellidae)
  4. Buffonellaria
  5. Buskea
  6. Calvipelta
  7. Cellepora
  8. Celleporaria
  9. Celleporina
  10. Ceratopora. Now = Rhynchozoon
  11. Chasmatooecium
  12. Chasmazoon
  13. Cryptostomella
  14. Dennisia
  15. Drepanophora
  16. Favosthimosia
  17. Frurionella
  18. Galeopsis
  19. Kladapheles
  20. Kleidionella
  21. Lagenipora
  22. Lageniporina
  23. Leiosellina
  24. Lepraliella. Moved to Phidoloporidae, see Di Martino, 2022
  25. Multescharellina
  26. Ochetosella (Now in Romancheinidae)
  27. Omalosecosa
  28. Omanipora
  29. Orthoporidroides
  30. Osthimosia
  31. Pachythecella. Now placed in Tessaradomidae.
  32. Palmicellaria
  33. Pourtalesella
  34. Predanophora
  35. Pseudobeisselina
  36. Pseudocelleporina
  37. Ramicellepora
  38. Reptescharellina (family placement in doubt)
  39. Rhamphostomellina - See Cellepora
  40. Richbunea
  41. Schizemiellopsis
  42. Schizocoryne. Now placed provisionally in Lacernidae
  43. Scorpiodinipora (Now assigned to Hippoporidridae)
  44. Sinuporaria
  45. Sinuporina
  46. Sphaeropora
  47. Spigaleos
  48. Tegminula
  49. Torquatella Now = Predanophora
  50. Turbicellepora
[Buffonellaria muriella] Buffonellaria species Celleporaria agglutinans Celleporaria aperta
Buffonellaria muriella Buffonellaria sp.a Celleporaria agglutinans Celleporaria aperta
Celleporaria bispinata Celleporaria calva Celleporaria columnaris Celleporaria cristata
Celleporaria bispinata Celleporaria calva Celleporaria columnaris Celleporaria cristata
Celleporaria desperabilis Celleporaria foliata Celleporaria hastigera Celleporaria nodulosa
Celleporaria desperabilis Celleporaria foliata (provisional id.) Celleporaria hastigera Celleporaria nodulosa
Celleporaria nummularia Celleporaria pilaefera Celleporaria triangula Celleporaria tridenticulata
Celleporaria nummularia Celleporaria pilaefera Celleporaria triangula Celleporaria tridenticulata
Cellepora pumicosa Celleporina cochlearia Celleporina derungsi Celleporina granum
Cellepora pumicosa Celleporina cochlearia Celleporina derungsi Celleporina granum
[Celleporina minima] [Celleporina nordenskjoldi] [Celleporina porosissima] [Celleporina ventricosa]
Celleporina minima
(Thanks to Matt Dick for SEM)
Celleporina nordenskjoldi
(Matt Dick SEM)
Celleporina porosissima
(Matt Dick SEM)
Celleporina ventricosa
(Andrew Grischenko photo)
Chasmazoon abditum Cryptostomella gastroporum Dennisia eocenica Drepanophora corrugata
Chasmazoon abditum Cryptostomella gastroporum
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Dennisia eocenica
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Drepanophora corrugata
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Drepanophora gutta Drepanophora incisor Drepanophora indica Drepanophora tuberculata
Drepanophora gutta
(thanks to Kevin Tilbrook.)
Drepanophora incisor
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Drepanophora indica
(thanks to Kevin Tilbrook)
Drepanophora tuberculata
(thanks to Kevin Tilbrook)
Frurionella parvipora Kladapheles gammadeka Kleidionella grandis [Lagenipora lepralioides]
Frurionella parvipora
(thanks to Dennis Gordon)
Kladapheles gammadeka
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Kleidionella grandis
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Lagenipora lepralioides
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
Leiosellina rostrifera Osthimosia glomerata [Pourtalesella incrassata] [Ramicellepora ramosa]
Leiosellina rostrifera
(thanks to Dennis Gordon and NIWA.)
Osthimosia glomerata Pourtalesella incrassata Ramicellepora ramosa
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
[Richbunea incomposita] Sphaeropora species [Torquatella duolamellata] [Turbicellepora ampla]
Richbunea incomposita
(thanks to Dennis Gordon, NIWA)
Sphaeropora species Torquatella duolamellata Turbicellepora ampla

Buskea page at NMITA
Lagenipora page at NMITA
Turbicellepora page at NMITA

Cellepora pumicosa at Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
Omalosecosa ramulosa at Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.

Turbicellepora magnicostata at MarLIN - Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland.

Celleporaria albirostris and Celleporaria at NMITA
Drepanophora tuberculata and Drepanophora at NMITA

Celleporaria brunnea at The Bryozoans of the Pacific.

Drepanophora tuberculata at The Bryozoans of the Pacific.


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Edited by Phil Bock
Modified on 27/01/2016
Modified on 16/7/2021
Modified on 15/5/2022
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