Category Archives: Phylum Bryozoa

Bugula californica: Spiral Bryozoan- Race Rocks Taxonomy

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Photo by Dr. Anita Brinckmann-Voss

This species is classified in The Lophophorate Phyla of British Columbia: Entoprocts,Bryozoans,Phoronids and Brachiopods by Aaron Baldwin School of Fisheries, U. of Alaska.

We see this bryozoan frequently in the lower intertidal while diving at Race Rocks in 8-12 metres of water.

“Each colony is hte result of budding or cloning from the original individual itself having developed from a planktonic larvae that settled … In the case of this species, the process is programmed as a spiral growth pattern. From ” Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Andy Lamb and Bernard P. Hanby ,2005,

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Bryozoa
Class Gymnolaemata
Order Cheilostomata
Suborder Anasca
Family Bugulidae
Genus Bulgula
Species californica Robertson,1905
Common Name: Spiral bryozoan
 
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Disporella separata: bryozoa–The Race Rocks Taxonomy

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This brightly coloured bryozoan, Disporella separata,  can grow in patches 30- 40 cm in diameter. It may initially be mistaken for the purple variety of the Pink hydrocoral Allopora sp. It is found on the rocks right off the docks at Race Rocks in 8-12 metres of water.

Thhe purple bryozoa, Disporella separata- Photo by Ryan Murphy

The purple bryozoa, Disporella separata- Photo by Ryan Murphy

This species is classified in The Lophophorate Phyla of British Columbia: Entoprocts,Bryozoans,Phoronids and Brachiopods by Aaron Baldwin School of Fisheries, U. of Alaska.

This brightly colored bryozoa can have patches 30- 40 cm in diametre. It may initially be mistaken for the purple variety of the Pink hydrocoral Allopora sp. It is found on the rocks right off the docks at Race Rocks in 8-12 metres of water
Rich : Animalia
Tribe : Bryozoa ( Moss animals)
Class : Stenolaemata
Order : Cyclostomatida
Family : Lichenoporidae
Gender : Disporella

Disporella separata

Other Members of the Phylum Bryozoa at Race Rocks  taxonomyiconReturn to the Race Rocks Taxonomy
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