[ Cometella] Schmidt, 1870:49 (nomen oblitum) [ Asbestopluma] Lankester, 1882: 478 (nomen nudum)
Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901: 23
Helophloeina Topsent, 1929: 8
Not Lycopodina Lundbeck, 1905: 58
Cotylina Lundbeck, 1905: 68.
Diagnosis. Cladorhizidae with at least one small category of palmate isochelae, in a few cases modified to anchorate unguiferate, anisochelae. Usually with a second larger type of palmate to arcuate anisochelae that may in some cases be modified to isochelae, anisoplacochela or tridentate anchorate chela. Sigmancistras and basal acantho(sub)(tylo)styles are also present with a few exceptions. Never forceps spicules (from Hestetun et al. 2016b).
Type species. Cladorhiza pennatula ( Schmidt, 1875) (by subsequent designation, Topsent 1901).