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Alcyonidium pedunculatum Robertson, 1902
Smooth Leather Bryozoan
Family: Alcyonidiidae
A brief taxonomic history of the Lophophorates

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© Aaron Baldwin     (Photo ID #2208)

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Distribution of Alcyonidium pedunculatum in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


This unusual bryozoan looks quite unlike typical bryozoans. It forms irregular flattened blades up to 30 cm tall. Very common around the Gordon Islands near Port Hardy.

Note Author: Neil McDaniel

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(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
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