An elongated, spiral-looking colony of tiny individual animals (zooids). Bryozoan colonies like this species feed using a circlet of tentacles (lophophore) which filters the water. Most bryozoans are hermaphrodites, either containing separate female and male zooids in the colony, or containing both sexes within the one zooid. Colonies can grow quickly and thus some species can be a pest if they foul hulls of ships or the wooden structures of piers.

A similar species Densipora corrugata

At a glance

Habitat Usually anchored to structures, including attached to seagrass.
Size Varies
Origin Native
Distribution Found around Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Found around Australia
Habitat
Usually anchored to structures, including attached to seagrass.
Size
Varies

Identification

Commonly seen washed up as white ridged spiral coral like structures on the steams of sea grasses and algae Celleporaria cristata is easier to ID due to its sharp pointed spikes when view closely or zoomed in on. When alive this species is red to brown in colour
Common Name Lace Coral
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumBryozoa
ClassGymnolaemata
OrderCheilostomata
SuborderFlustrina
SuperfamilyLepralielloidea
FamilyLepraliellidae
GenusCelleporaria
SpeciesCelleporaria cristata
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Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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