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Heteropora pacifica
(Northern Staghorn Bryozoan)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #60986)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Barkley Sound, BC
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
February 10, 2014
Elevation (m)
-5
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.9097166666667
UTM Easting
Longitude
-125.47305
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
60986
Notes
Northern staghorn bryozoan. Densely branched, coral-like colonies thrive in exposed habitats. Reaches massive size in some areas of Barkley Sound (eg. Hankin Island) where it almost carpets the bottom in the shallows.
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