Adeona

This article is about genus of bryozoan. For the asteroid of the same name, see 145 Adeona.
"Adenoa" of C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz is a nomen nudum for Galleria, the genus of the Greater Wax Moth.
Adeona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomida
Family: Adeonidae
Genus: Adeona
J. V. Lamouroux, 1812

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).

Selected species

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