An elongated, spiral-looking colony of tiny individual animals (zooids). Bryozoan that form an encircling mass with fine ridges and rounded grooves.

Similar to Celleporaria cristata note the image below showing the differences between the two species

At a glance

Habitat Usually found on the stems of the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica. It occurs in shallow water, and is often found washed up on the beach
Size Colony can grow to about 10 mm long
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including around Tasmania
Habitat
Usually found on the stems of the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica. It occurs in shallow water, and is often found washed up on the beach
Size
Colony can grow to about 10 mm long

Identification

Commonly seen washed up along beaches on the stems of sea grasses it is white in colour when dead and lloks much like Celleporaria cristata but lakes the spikey features when viewed closey 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
ClassStenolaemata
OrderCyclostomata
SuborderCerioporina
FamilyDensiporidae
GenusDensipora
SpeciesDensipora corrugata
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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