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
Cryptosula pallasiana (Moll, 1803) - A cheilostome bryozoan (Bryozoan images)
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Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids close-up 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids close-up 2

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- detached from algae 1

Specimen above found attached to the seaweed, Palmaria palmata, on the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 13.12.14.

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- on buoy 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- on buoy 2

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids 1

Specimen above found growing on a buoy / fender at Premier Marina, Falmouth, Cornwall. 07.05.15.

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids close-up 3

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids 2

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids 3

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids 4

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- zooids 5

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- colony 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- colony 2

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- colony 3

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- under rock / lowershore 1

Cheilostome bryozoan
Cryptosula pallasiana
- under rock / lowershore 2

Species found at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. 27.05.10. Species also found under stones in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 26.07.13.

Cryptosula pallasiana An Encrusting Sea Mat Bryozoan
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.