This bryozoan classification only concerns marine species from Western Europe; thus, non-European and fossil species are excluded. Only the classification concerning the species presented in this website is fully mentionned; else, if a species is not referred to in this website, this classification is incomplete.

Classification of West-European Bryozoans

Moss animals

• Class Stenolaemata
• Order Cyclostomata
• Suborder Articulata
• Family Crisiidae

• Crisia cf. aculeata Hassall, 1841
• Crisia cf. ramosa Harmer, 1891

• Suborder Tubuliporina
• Family Tubuliporidae

• Tubulipora cf. plumosa 

• Suborder Rectangulata
• Family Lichenoporidae

• Disporella hispida (Fleming, 1828)

• Class Gymnolaemata
• Order Ctenostomata
• Suborder Carnosa
• Superfamily Alcyonidioidea
• Family Alcyonidiidae

• Alcyonidium gelatinosum (Linnaeus, 1761)

• Family Flustrellidridae

• Flustrellidra hispida (O. Fabricius, 1780)

• Order Cheilostomata
• Suborder Anasca
• Superfamily Inovicellata
• Family Aeteidae

• Aetea anguina (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Superfamily Scrupariina
• Family Scrupariidae

• Scruparia chelata (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Superfamily Malacostega
• Family Membraniporidae

• Membranipora membranacea (Linnaeus, 1767)

• Family Electridae

• Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Electra posidoniae Gautier, 1957

• Family Flustridae

• Chartella papyracea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
• Flustra foliacea Linnaeus, 1758

• Superfamily Pseudostega
• Family Cellariidae

• Cellaria sinuosa (Hassall, 1840)

• Superfamily Cellularina
• Family Scrupocellariidae

• Scrupocellaria cf. reptans (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Scrupocellaria scruposa (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Family Bugulidae

• Bugula angustiloba (Lamarck, 1816)
• Bugula calathus Norman, 1864
• Bugula plumosa (Pallas, 1766)
• Bugula turbinata Alder, 1857

• Suborder Cribrimorpha
• Superfamily Ascophora
• Family Chorizoporidae

• Chorizopora brongniartii (Audouin, 1826)

• Family Hippoporinidae

• Pentapora fascialis (Pallas,1766)
• Pentapora foliacea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

• Family Smittinidae

• Porella compressa (J. Sowerby, 1805)
• Porella radiata 

• Family Schizoporellidae

• Schizobrachiella sanguinea (Norman, 1868)
• Schizomavella mamillata (Hincks, 1880)
• Schizomavella sarniensis Hayward & Thorpe, 1995
• Cf. Schizoporella sp. 

• Family Myriaporidae

• Myriapora truncata (Pallas,1766)
• Myriapora sp. 

• Family Reteporidae

• Reteporella grimaldii (Jullien in Jullien & Calvet, 1903)

• Family Celleporidae

• Cellepora pumicosa (Pallas, 1766)
• Omalosecosa ramulosa (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Turbicellepora avicularis (Hincks, 1860)