BRYOZOA : Cheilostomatida : CandidaeSEA MATS

Caberea boryi (Audouin, 1826)


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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 2024-07-07