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I'm working on a bunch of photos and videos from a find yesterday afternoon. This was one that went off topic.
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Parece pavo real luciendo su plumaje. Pero no. ¿Puedes identificarlo?
Es una foto de un grupo de fotos y videos de algo que hallé ayer por la tarde. Iré subiendo los demás una vez que haya terminado de procesarlos.
It's some flavour of bryozoan...
ReplyDeleteYep! Membranipora membranacea on kelp.
DeleteThat was the old name, which belongs to a species not found here. The correct name, by my Encyclopedia, is Membranipora serrilamella.
DeleteYou've taken a lovely photo of it; much nicer than nearly all the ones on iNaturalist. I've only seen bryozoans on shells; didn't realize they grew on kelp as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara! This species grows mainly on kelp, but off-season, encrusts other surfaces. Most of the kelp that lands on our beaches has at least one patch of it; some are almost completely covered. The correct (new) species name is Membranipora serrilamella.
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