Watersiporidae Explained

Watersiporidae is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida.

Genera and species

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera and species in the family :

• Uscia Banta, 1969^[1]
  • Uscia mexicana Banta, 1969
• Veleroa Osburn, 1952^[2]
  • Veleroa veleronis Osburn, 1952
• Watersipora Neviani, 1896^[3]
  • Watersipora arcuata Banta, 1969
  • Watersipora aterrima (Ortmann, 1890)
  • Watersipora atrofusca (Busk, 1856)
  • Watersipora bidentata (Ortmann, 1890)
  • Watersipora complanata (Norman, 1864)
  • Watersipora cucullata (Busk, 1854)
  • Watersipora mawatarii Vieira, Spencer Jones & Taylor, 2014
  • Watersipora nigra (Canu & Bassler, 1930)
  • Watersipora platypora Seo, 1999
  • Watersipora souleorum Vieira, Spencer Jones & Taylor, 2014
  • Watersipora subatra (Ortmann, 1890)
  • Watersipora subtorquata (d'Orbigny, 1852)
  • Watersipora typica (Okada & Mawatari, 1937)

Notes and References

1. Bock, Phil . 2015 . Uscia Banta, 1969 . 468851 . 19 March 2016.
2. Bock, Phil . 2015 . Veleroa Osburn, 1952 . 468852 . 19 March 2016 .
3. Bock, Phil . 2015 . Watersipora Neviani, 1896 . 110991 . 19 March 2016.