A flat branching colony that looks similar to red algae until examined more closely. The colony surface can be colonised by a crustose coralline algae.
The colony is attached by turgid roots grown from the axils of branch junctions

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Habitat Subtidally
Size Variable
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia
Habitat
Subtidally
Size
Variable
Common Name Bryozoan Sp.
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation No Conservation Status
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumBryozoa
ClassGymnolaemata
OrderCheilostomata
SuborderFlustrina
SuperfamilyFlustroidea
FamilyFlustridae
GenusRetiflustra
SpeciesRetiflustra reticulum
Synonyms

Synonyms

Flustra reticulum Hincks, 1882
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