Boschmaella japonica [Boschmaella japonica]
Description
Boschmaella japonica can appear as a low, encrusting sponge on hard substrates, often in areas where other marine life has already created a rough surface for attachment. Divers might notice it as a thin, patchy growth that adds a slightly different texture to the surrounding rock or shell. It’s a good reminder that even “ordinary” hard bottoms can host living layers you’d miss at a glance.
Where To See Boschmaella japonica
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Crustacea
|
| Order |
Many crustaceans (a broad crustacean group)
Multicrustacea
|
| Family |
Barnacles
Thecostraca
|
| Genus |
Barnacles
Cirripedia
|
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