Canda (bryozoan)

Canda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Gymnolaemata
Order:	Cheilostomatida
Family:	Candidae
Genus:	Canda Lamouroux, 1816

Canda is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Candidae. ^[1]

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. ^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Canda: ^[2]

• Canda alsia Winston, Vieira & Woollacott, 2014
• Canda arachnoides sensu Busk, 1852
• Canda caraibica Levinsen, 1909
• Canda clypeata (Haswell, 1881)
• † Canda federicae Di Martino & Taylor, 2014
• Canda filifera (Lamarck, 1816)
• Canda foliifera Harmer, 1926
• Canda fossilis Waters, 1881
• † Canda giorgioi Di Martino & Taylor, 2014
• † Canda inermis MacGillivray, 1895
• Canda inermis Winston & Jackson, 2021
• Canda ligata (Jullien, 1882)
• † Canda lunata Di Martino, Rosso & Taylor, 2025
• Canda munita Winston & Jackson, 2021
• Canda pecten Thornely, 1907
• Canda philippinensis Canu & Bassler, 1929
• † Canda rathbuni (Canu & Bassler, 1920)
• † Canda rectangulata Udin, 1964
• Canda retiformis Pourtalès, 1867
• Canda scutata Harmer, 1926
• Canda simplex Busk, 1884
• Canda tenuis MacGillivray, 1885
• † Canda triangulata (Canu & Bassler, 1920)
• † Canda ukirensis Sonar, Pawar & Wayal, 2022
• † Canda williardi (Canu & Bassler, 1920)

References

1. "Canda Lamouroux, 1816". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Canda Lamouroux, 1816". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-08-25.