:''"Adenoa" of
C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz is a ''
nomen nudum
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'' for ''Galleria'', the genus of the
greater wax moth
''Galleria mellonella'', the greater wax moth or honeycomb moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. ''G. mellonella'' is found throughout the world. It is one of two species of wax moths, with the other being the lesser wax moth. ''G. mellonella' ...
.''
''Adeona'' is a
genus
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of
bryozoa
Bryozoa (also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic animal, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary Colony (biology), colonies. Typically about long, they have a spe ...
ns in the
family
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Adeonidae
The Adeonidae is a family within the bryozoan order Cheilostomatida. Colonies are often upright bilaminar branches or sheets, perforated by large holes in some species (e.g. '' Adeona cellulosa''). The zooids generally have one or more adventiti ...
. A typical example is the Australian
species
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''
Adeona cellulosa'' that forms large colonies with
bifoliate sheets containing numerous holes (fenestrae).
Selected species
* ''
Adeona albida''
* ''
Adeona appendiculata''
* ''
Adeona arborescens''
* ''
Adeona articulata''
* ''
Adeona bipartita''
* ''
Adeona cellulosa''
* ''
Adeona costata''
* ''
Adeona didymopora''
* ''
Adeona foliifera''
* ''
Adeona grisea''
* ''
Adeona intermedia''
* ''
Adeona macrothyris''
* ''
Adeona nipponica
:''"Adenoa" of C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz is a ''nomen nudum'' for ''Galleria'', the genus of the greater wax moth.''
''Adeona'' is a genus of bryozoans in the family Adeonidae. A typical example is the Australian species
A species () is o ...
''
* ''
Adeona wilsoni''
References
Cheilostomatida
Bryozoan genera
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