(Lettuce Bryozoan)
Size
Colony height: 10cm (4") Colony width: 15cm (6")
Recognition Characters
Grows in brittle, lacy ruffles usually in the form of thin sheets. The skeleton is calcified and resembles a thin potato chip.
Color
Creamy white, grey, or olive
Habitat & Depth
Encrust hard, rocky bottoms, and wrecks.
Distribution at GRNMS
Rare.
Geographic Range
Georgia, Florida, Caribbean. Unknown from North of Georgia. May follow Gulf Stream
Behavior & Notes
Synonyms
Humann 1992a, Maturo 1957