Sea Mat Bryozoan (Electra pilosa)
Common name: sea mat bryozoan
Scientific name: Electra pilosa
Locations: found on kelp fronds and stipes
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: white
Size: 3" - 12"
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold by each colony on kelp plant
Common name: sea mat bryozoan
Scientific name: Electra pilosa
Locations: found on kelp fronds and stipes
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: white
Size: 3" - 12"
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold by each colony on kelp plant
Common name: sea mat bryozoan
Scientific name: Electra pilosa
Locations: found on kelp fronds and stipes
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: white
Size: 3" - 12"
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold by each colony on kelp plant
Sea mat growing on a kelp stipe.
Tidepool Tim says, “As a group, these bryozoans are called lacy crusts, and there are several in our area. Besides their macro look, the only way to determine species is by looking at the key features of the zooids under a microscope or hand lens. Electra has this distinctive snowflake pattern on the outside edges of the colonies.”
