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Bryozoans

Bryozoa are a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all forming sedentary colonies. Typically, about 0.5 millimetres long, they are filter feeders that sieve food particles out of the water using a retractable lophophore, a "crown" of tentacles lined with cilia. Individuals in bryozoan (ectoproct) colonies are called zooids, since they are not fully independent animals. All colonies contain autozooids, which are responsible for feeding and excretion. - Wikipedia

Bryozoan, Myriapora truncata; the false Red Coral

Bryozoan, Myriapora truncata; the false Red Coral

Bryozoan, Myriapora truncata; the false Red Coral

Bryozoan, Myriapora truncata; the false Red Coral

White Tangled Bryozoan

Bryozoan, Neptune Lace, (sertella septentrionalis)

Neptune Lace, (sertella septentrionalis)

Neptune Lace, (sertella septentrionalis)

Neptune Lace Bryozoan with snails

Neptune Lace Bryozoan with snails

Staghorn-Rose-Coral Smittina cervicornis

Staghorn-Rose-Coral Smittina cervicornis

Bryozoan Patinella radiata

Bryozoan of a small size, not exceeding 10 mm dia. The zoids radiate to the periphery, each carrying a lophophore, crown of tentacles used to capture planktonic prey and ensure oxygenation (brachial apparatus).

Bryozoan Patinella radiata

Bryozoan of a small size, not exceeding 10 mm dia. The zoids radiate to the periphery, each carrying a lophophore, crown of tentacles used to capture planktonic prey and ensure oxygenation (brachial apparatus).

Bryozoan Patinella radiata

Bryozoan of a small size, not exceeding 10 mm dia. The zoids radiate to the periphery, each carrying a lophophore, crown of tentacles used to capture planktonic prey and ensure oxygenation (brachial apparatus).

Lace coral caberea boryi

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