BRYOZOA : Cheilostomatida : Candidae | SEA MATS |
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Caberea boryi |
Description: A fan-shaped bryozoan growing from a short stalk. The branches divide dichotomously and the colour is chestnut brown.
Distribution: A southern species in Ireland and the UK. Quite common on the south coasts of Devon and Cornwall.
Similar Species: Smaller colonies than Caberea ellisii, usually red-brown in colour.
Distribution Map from NBN: Caberea boryi at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Caberea boryi at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Caberea boryi at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Caberea boryi (Audouin, 1826). AphiaID: 111229.
Classification: Biota; Animalia; Bryozoa; Gymnolaemata; Cheilostomatida; Flustrina; Buguloidea; Candidae; Caberea
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Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2024). Caberea boryi. (Audouin, 1826). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=Y8260. Accessed on 2025-02-05 |