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0 0 Red Algae

Red Algae

by MachiAlaska, USA

This species often has encrusting

0 0 Magnificent Bryozoan

Magnificent Bryozoan

by lenrelyGranite Falls, North Carolina, United States

2 3 Freshwater Bryozoan

Freshwater Bryozoan

by ScottRasmussenMassachusetts, USA

This is a colony of tiny tentacled animals embedded in a gelatinous substance. ...

1 4 Bryozoan

Bryozoan

by ddienemanNYC, New York, USA

Gelatenius mass

3 0 Reteporella grimaldii Bryozoan

Reteporella grimaldii Bryozoan

by Marek KoszorekΜακεδονία - Θράκη, Greece

ABout 3-4 cm long

0 0 bryozoan

bryozoan

by AnnaWhipkeyMichigan, USA

Bryozoans are colonial organisms also ...

1 2 Bryozoans

Bryozoans

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

These are colonies of individual organisms called zooids. In freshwater,

3 1 Kelp Lace Bryozoan

Kelp Lace Bryozoan

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

From Wikipedia: Membranipora membranacea is a very widely distributed species ...

6 3 Statoblast

Statoblast

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Dispersal form of a freshwater Bryozoan (a ...

1 2 Watersipora encrusting bryozoan

Watersipora encrusting bryozoan

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΒόλος, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

W. subovoidea is a calcified, encrusting

6 4 Moss Animal

Moss Animal

by LauraMariaTendring District (Essex), England, United Kingdom

Bryozoans can take on a variety of forms ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinOregon, USA

An orange-red colored bryozoan colony. ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by animal_oftheweekChichester, England, United Kingdom

these outgrowths are encrusted with

0 0 Red Encrusting Bryozoan

Red Encrusting Bryozoan

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

0 0 Magnificent Bryozoan (or "moss animal")

Magnificent Bryozoan (or "moss animal")

by rlewis121Ohio, USA

Gelatinous blob the size of a basketball, Floated up from the bottom of a lake

4 3 Bryozoa , βρυοζωα

Bryozoa , βρυοζωα

by MikeUnderwaterTapantaolatinalemetoraΠεριφέρεια Βόρειου Αιγαίου, Greece

The remains of a bryozoan.

0 0 Lacy Crust Bryozoan

Lacy Crust Bryozoan

by MachiSouth Portland, Maine, USA

Algae

3 0 Bryozoan

Bryozoan

by MachiAlaska, USA

Sponge? Algae? Not too sure what this is. Reminds me of gloves. The texture was ...

7 4 Toad crab

Toad crab

by DavidRockland, Maine, United States

This toad crab, also called a decorator crab, has a sponge,

2 18 Moss Animal

Moss Animal

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

White, mesh-looking growth along side red algae. Was pliable and smooth like ...

0 1 Moss animal

Moss animal

by Hema ShahLong Beach, California, USA

Bryozoans, also known as moss animals, are ...

0 0 Freshwater Bryozoans

Freshwater Bryozoans

by LisaPowersNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

jelly-like mass approximately 5 inches in diameter

1 4 Pectinatella magnifica

Pectinatella magnifica

by StacyHolcombSeabrook, Texas, USA

I believe it had rained within that week so I don't necessarily know if it ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by baraherselfPortland, Oregon, USA

Bryozoan? velvety and fairly solid mass ...

5 2 Bryozoan

Bryozoan

by MachiCalifornia, USA

AKA Moss Animals. Some of the Y-shaped structures further branched to make a ...

3 0 Lacy crust bryozoan

Lacy crust bryozoan

by Brian38Old Town, Washington, United States

Lacy crust bryozoanis an interesting marine organism that creates these ...

12 10 Gray angelfish

Gray angelfish

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Pohoto take at -45 ft in a Caribbean reef.

2 0 Nudibranchs

Nudibranchs

by JoãoPedroSilvaPortugal

Spawning.

4 2 Graceful decorator crab

Graceful decorator crab

by Brian38Port Angeles, Washington, United States

A small crab (5 cm dia. carapace) that camouflages its carapace with algae, ...

12 14 Bryozoan colony

Bryozoan colony

by cynthialynnlyonsRichburg, New York, USA

Bryozoans are an invertebrate that live in ...

7 5 Morose Nudibranch

Morose Nudibranch

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

arborescent bryozoan colonies. Although ...

11 7 Moss animal

Moss animal

by Leuba RidgwayWarneet, Victoria, Australia

This frilly lettuce shaped specimen is

0 4 Bryozoan

Bryozoan

by anne.uyedaBurke, Virginia, USA

What the HECK is this.

45 20 Frosted Nudibranch

Frosted Nudibranch

by AryaEdmonds, Washington, United States

These beautiful "slugs of the sea" are my favorite creature to find. They tend ...

2 2 Lacy bryozoan

Lacy bryozoan

by Marta RubioTexeiraNegros Oriental, Philippines

This is a beautiful species of bryozoan ...

5 1 Crown toby

Crown toby

by Marta RubioTexeiraDumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

, crabs, sea urchins, heart urchins, brittle stars,

0 0 Orangespotted Filefish

Orangespotted Filefish

by ChristinaGuidoboniAruba, Aruba

, but stomach often contain tunicates,

2 0 French Angelfish

French Angelfish

by SheaEckertWashington, USA

feeds on sponges, algae, bryozoans, ...

1 0 Leather star

Leather star

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

sheltered areas it eats ORANGE SEA PENS, SEA VASE TUNICATES*, encrusting ...

3 0 Skeleton Shrimps

Skeleton Shrimps

by AlbertKang

seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans. They are ...

0 1 Bryozoan

Bryozoan

by KaineCamden, New York, United States

I found this attached to a fallen tree near shore. There was a large colony ...

0 0 Spaghetti bryozoan

Spaghetti bryozoan

by eulalia rubioSan Javier, Región de Murcia, Spain

It is a species of colonial bryozoan with ...

0 0 French angelfish

French angelfish

by Jake BarnesNetherlands

The adult background coloration is black but the scales of the body, except ...

2 0 Melibe Nudibranch

Melibe Nudibranch

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

sponges or bryozoans. In contrast, Melibe ...

2 3 Leather chiton

Leather chiton

by Brian38Washington, USA

Dark girdle with a leathery look and texture surrounding eight protective ...

10 4 Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch

Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

hopkinsiaxanthin, most likely obtained through feeding on the cheilostomatous ...

2 5 French angelfish

French angelfish

by Marta RubioTexeiraCancún, Mexico

Length is up to 41 cm. Is a large angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae. The ...

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