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| Phylum Bryozoa |
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branching bryozoan awaiting identification* updated Nov 2019 Where seen? This pale colony of tiny animals is seasonally common on some of our Nothern shores, but often overlooked as it resembles a plant. It grows among seaweeds and seagrasses. Sometimes, seen in large tangled mats, growing from hard surfaces such as rocks and jetty pilings. Features: Branching stems about 10-20cm long. The thick short 'stems' branch extensively on one plane. The entire colony is often transparent to beige. Sometimes covered with encrusting organisms. Polyps very very tiny, emerging from the branches. Sometimes mistaken for a hydroid. |
 Pulau Sekudu, Oct 11 |
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 Changi, Apr 12 |
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 Okenia pellucida, a nudibranch that is seen on this Bryozoan. Punggol, Jan 13 Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr. |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, the animals are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Glassy branching bryozoans on Singapore shores |
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| Acknowledgment Grateful thanks to Dr Dale R. Calder Department of Natural History Royal Ontario Museum for the identification. |