Pearly Red Encrusting Bryozoan

Coastal Habitats

Animals of the Nearshore Waters 

Pearly Red Encrusting Bryozoan

Steginoporella magnilabris

Pearly red encrusting bryozoans grow in colonies around the base of coral heads and under ledges. The colonies, no larger than the palm of your hand, consist of many individual animals. Each tiny animal is surrounded by a boxlike bodywall made of the same material as shells.

Animals of the Nearshore Waters

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Red-Orange Encrusting Sponge

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Ivory Bush Coral

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Pearly Red Encrusting Bryozoan

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