Crisia elongata

(Jointed Tube Bryozoan)

Size

Colony height: 1.25cm (0.5")

Recognition Characters

The zoarium is jointed and has slender, elongate branches; there are about 14-16 zooecia to an internode though ranges have been reported from 6 to 30. Tubular zooecia are arranged alternately and fused so as to make the inner outlines almost indistinguishable; the peristomes are short and sharply turned forward. The ovicell is short, broad, and sharply inflated.

Color

White to tannish white

Habitat & Depth

Reefs at depths of 40-90 feet.

Distribution at GRNMS

Abundant. Attach to a variety of substrates and other organisms.

Geographic Range

North Carolina, Georgia

Behavior & Notes

Synonyms

References

Maturo 1957