Shielded Bryozoan (Scrupocellaria scabra)
Common name: shielded bryozoan
Scientific name: Scrupocellaria scabra
Locations: epiphyte on knotted wrack, ascophyllum
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: tan
Size: 1/2" - 3/4"
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold as a colony on a piece of rockweed
Common name: shielded bryozoan
Scientific name: Scrupocellaria scabra
Locations: epiphyte on knotted wrack, ascophyllum
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: tan
Size: 1/2" - 3/4"
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold as a colony on a piece of rockweed
Common name: shielded bryozoan
Scientific name: Scrupocellaria scabra
Locations: epiphyte on knotted wrack, ascophyllum
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: tan
Size: 1/2" - 3/4"
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold as a colony on a piece of rockweed
Tidepool Tim says, “I am never certain on the genus & species of any bryozoans we offer. As best as I can identify - this is the shielded bryozoan. These little fellows coat the lower stipe area of the knotted wrack plants in our area in huge colonies.”
