Lace Coral

Densipora corrugata

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

An elongated, spiral-looking colony of tiny individual animals (zooids). Bryozoan that form an encircling mass with fine ridges and rounded grooves.

Similar to Celleporaria cristata note the image below showing the differences between the two species

Identification

Commonly seen washed up along beaches on the stems of sea grasses it is white in colour when dead and lloks much like Celleporaria cristata but lakes the spikey features when viewed closey or zoomed in on. When alive this species is red to brown in colour

Size

Colony can grow to about 10 mm long

Habitat

Usually found on the stems of the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica. It occurs in shallow water, and is often found washed up on the beach

Distribution

Southern Australia including around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Lace Coral
Scientific name: Densipora corrugata MacGillivray, 1881
Family: Densiporidae
Category: Sea Life › Other
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Tags

bryozoans beachcombing

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