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
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.