Biology:Acoraniidae

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Acoraniidae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Cheilostomatida
Family: Acoraniidae

Acoraniidae is a family of bryozoans belonging to the order Cheilostomatida.[1] It was introduced in order to accommodate the new genus Acorania which did not fit, at the time, in any of the described cheilostomes. It was discovered during a deep-water expedition in September 1998 at the Enmedio volcano off the coast of the Canary Islands. Both the family Acoraniidae and the genus Acorania are derived from the name Acoran, a name of Achamán, the supreme god of the Guanches, the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands.[2]

Genera:[1]

  • Acorania López-Fé, 2006[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21072465 entry