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Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Rating2.5
VettedTrusted
Description
This bryozoan colony was encrusting a floating blade of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. The individuals in the colony extend tiny, sticky feeding tentacles to entrap microscopic particles of floating organic matter. Field of view about 8 mm.
Original URLhttp://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0305/0326.jpeg
photographerLovell and Libby Langstroth
providerCalPhotos
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith