On October 24, 2011, Ryan Murphy took a picture of a coonstripe shrimp (you can see part of its yellow leg showing in this blow-up). In his photo background, he also captured by chance the first record of this species for the Race Rocks Taxonomy files. See this file explaining the significance of this find.
Tag Archives: ectoproct
Unidentified Ectoproct photographed by Ryan Murphy
An Ectoproct ( Bryozoa) that we have not yet been able to identify. This image appeared originally on Ryan’s Flickr site in the picture of a shrimp at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanjmurphy/6351563627/in/photostream/
I was struck by the appearance of the background of the image, although the shrimp was certainly attractive. The name “Phoronid” came to mind , and we identified it as Phoronis vancouverensis however, I have since been informed by the experts that this is not the case. So it remains an unknown species, possibly an Ectoproct Bryozoan. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who may recognize the species.
| Domain | Eukarya |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Bryozoa Ectoprocta |
| Class | Gymnolaemata |
| Order | Cheilostomata |
| Family | ?? |
| Genus | ?? |
| Species | ?? |
| Common Name: | ?? |
This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, faculty, staff and volunteers of Lester B. Pearson College and website viewers on our remote cameras on the internet.
Go to the Taxonomy Index for Race Rocks