Synonyms | Author |
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Hincksinidae | Canu & Bassler, 1927 |
Colony erect with broad or narrow flattened fronds arising from an encrusting base, or wholly encrusting. Fronds uni-or bilamellar. Zooids not heavily calcified, generally rectangular, with a wholly membranous frontal surface, or with a short gymnocyst. Spines present or absent. Avicularia vicarious or interzooidal or absent. Ovicell endozooidal or lacking. (Gordon 1984)
This family includes the genera:
Carbasea indivisa A colour photograph by Karen Gowlett-Holmes is available. |
Cribralaria austrinsulensis | Cribralaria curvirostris | Cribralaria ponticula | |
Cribralaria pseudosolomonensis | Cribralaria solomonensis | Flustra foliacea (Andrew Grischenko photo |
Gregarinidra serrata | Hincksina longiavicularia (Thanks to Matt Dick) |
Hincksina polacantha (Thanks to Dave Bilderback) |
Hincksinoflustra denticulata | Membraniporopsis bifloris | Membraniporopsis tubigera | |
Retiflustra cornea | Retiflustra reticulum (Jan Watson underwater photo) |
Sinoflustra annae | Spiralaria florea (Jan Watson underwater photo) |
Flustra foliacea
at Encyclopedia of Marine Life
of Britain and Ireland.
Chartella papyracea
at Encyclopedia of Marine Life
of Britain and Ireland.
Securiflustra securifrons
at Encyclopedia of Marine Life
of Britain and Ireland.
Carbasea carbasea page at UWPhoto, Norway
Flustra foliacea at the Marine Life of the Channel Islands site.
Securiflustra securifrons plus a second photo at Frank Emil Moen's site in Norway (Many underwater photographs of Norwegian Bryozoa)