Animal Species:Lace Coral
Lace corals are sometimes found washed up on beaches after storms.
White Lace Coral
Dr Isobel Bennett
© Australian Museum
Identification
This bryozoan forms hardened fan-like lace structures. The colony is attached to rocks and grows in the form of folded lace-like sheets.
Classification
- Species:
- moniliferum
- Genus:
- Triphyllozoon
- Family:
- Phidoloporidae
- Phylum:
- Bryozoa
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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Tags bryozoans, lace corals, sea fans, invertebrates, wildlife of sydney, identification,