Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cleidochasma affinis
briozoo, Bryozoan
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Bryozoa
Class
Gymnolaemata
Order
Cheilostomatida
Suborder
Neocheilostomatina
Superfamily
Mamilloporoidea
Family
Cleidochasmatidae
Genus
Cleidochasma
Species
affinis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cleidochasma porcellanum (Busk, 1860), fide Appeltans et al. (2010), Hippoporina cleidostoma Smitt, 1873, fide Banta & Redden (1990)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Banta, W.C. (1991) The Bryozoa of the Galápagos. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 371-367.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cleidochasma affinis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15256. Accessed 6 November 2026.