{{Short description|Family of moss animals}} {{Automatic taxobox | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Beaniidae | authority = <small>Canu & Bassler, 1927</small> | subdivision = 3, see text }}
'''Beaniidae''' is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomatida. Their zooids have a weak box-like shell of calcium carbonate as do most species of the suborder Flustrina, and in this family are typically arranged disjunctly, connected by small tubes, and often boat-shaped. One species, ''Amphibiobeania epiphylla'', is the only known amphibious bryozoan known as of 2008/09.<ref>Metcalfe ''et al.'' (2007)</ref>
==Genera== The following genera are recognised in the family Beaniidae:<ref>{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Beaniidae Canu & Bassler, 1927 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110728 |access-date=2025-08-21 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}</ref> * ''Amphibiobeania'' <small>Metcalfe, Gordon & Hayward, 2007</small> * ''Beania'' <small>Johnston, 1840</small> * ''Stolonella'' <small>Hincks, 1883</small>
==Footnotes== {{Reflist}}
==References== * {{aut|Metcalfe, Kristin; Gordon Dennis P. & Hayward, Ellie}} (2007): An Amphibious Bryozoan from Living Mangrove Leaves – ''Amphibiobeania'' new genus (Beaniidae). ''Zool. Sci.'' '''24'''(6): 563–570. <small>{{doi|10.2108/zsj.24.563}}</small> (HTML abstract)
==External links== * [http://bryozoa.net/cheilostomata/beaniidae/index.html Beaniidae photos] at bryozoa.net
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Category:Bryozoa families Category:Cheilostomatida
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