APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Tricellaria inopinata d'Hondt & Occhipinti Ambrogi, 1985 - Tufty-buff bryozoan - a non-native species
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Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- close-up zooids 1

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- close-up zooids 2

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- close-up zooids 3

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- bryozoan lateral view 1

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- on bottom of fish box 1

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- fish box 1

This non-native species was found on French fish box washed-up at Lesceave, Praa Sands, Cornwall. 12.12.14.

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- close-up 1

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- close-up 2

Tufty-buff bryozoan
Tricellaria inopinata
- close-up / labelled image 1

Species found growing on the surface of a Laminaria, kelp blade, which in turn was growing on the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 02.11.14.

This non-native species originally came from the temperate Pacific. It was first recorded on the South Coast of England in 1998.

Species kindly confirmed from images by Dr. John Bishop of the Marine Biological Association.

Tricellaria inopinata Tufty buff bryozoan alien non native anascan bryozoan Seat mat Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.