Genus Asbestopluma Topsent, 1901

[ 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, in a few species modified to anchorate unguiferate, anisochela. Usually with a second larger type of palmate to arcuate anisochela that may be modified to isochela, anisoplacochela, tridentate anchorate chela or anisocercichela. Sigmancistras and basal acanthotylostyles are also present with a few exceptions. Never forceps spicules (modified from Hestetun et al., 2016b).

Type species. Cladorhiza pennatula Schmidt, 1875 (by subsequent designation; Topsent, 1901).