Hippoporina contracta

Size

Zooecia length: to 0.45mm. Zoociea width: to 0.35mm.

Recognition Characters

Zooecia more or less hexagonal, possess a non-perforated, extremely thick and roughened frontal which is surrounded by rather large marginal areolae. The aperture is rounded and slightly elongated, characteristically beaded around the margin distal to the cardelles, with a rather deep, broadly arched sinus on the proximal border.

Color

White and glossy

Habitat & Depth

Encrust shells and rocks. To 14m.

Distribution at GRNMS

Geographic Range

Woods Hole Massachusetts south to the West Indies and Brazil

Behavior & Notes

Synonyms

References

Maturo 1957