Heteropora pacifica  (Northern Staghorn Bryozoan)

Photo of Heteropora pacifica by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© 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
Latitude 48.9097166666667
Longitude -125.47305
Photo ID # 60986
Comments 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.