Ferreiraella tsuchidai (encrusting bryozoan) [Ferreiraella tsuchidai]
Description
This bryozoan forms a compact, encrusting colony that blends into the seafloor until you get close. With careful observation, divers can pick out the colony’s fine patterning and the tiny apertures that give the surface its distinctive “speckled” look.
Where To See Ferreiraella tsuchidai (encrusting bryozoan)
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Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Chitons
Polyplacophora
|
| Order |
Loricate comb jellies (Ctenophore relatives)
Neoloricata
|
| Family |
Chitons (Lepidopleura & relatives)
Lepidopleurida
|
| Genus |
Lepidopleurina
Lepidopleurina
|
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