Photo by Dr. Anita Brinckmann-Voss

This species is classified in The Lophophorate Phyla of British Columbia: Entoprocts,Bryozoans,Phoronids and Brachiopods by Aaron Baldwin School of Fisheries, U. of Alaska.

We see this bryozoan frequently in the lower intertidal while diving at Race Rocks in 8-12 metres of water.

“Each colony is hte result of budding or cloning from the original individual itself having developed from a planktonic larvae that settled … In the case of this species, the process is programmed as a spiral growth pattern. From ” Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Andy Lamb and Bernard P. Hanby ,2005,

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The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams.