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Family: Bugulidae



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85 species (see list below)
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Brettiella ovicellata
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Bugula aperta
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Bugula avicularia
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Bugula calathus
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Max. Length 10 cm COLD
 
Bugula californica
[Moss animal]
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Bugula dentata
[Blue-green bryozoan]
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Bugula elongata
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Bugula flabellata
[Sea moss]
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Bugula fulva
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Bugula gautieri
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Bugula gracilis
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Bugula grayi
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Bugula harmsworthi
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Bugula hyadesi
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Bugula johnstonae
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Bugula longissima
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Bugula marcusi
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Bugula microoecia
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Bugula minima
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Bugula multiserialis
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Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 10 cm H
Bugula neritina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Bugula neritina
[Branching moss worm]
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Bugula pacifica
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Bugula purpurotincta
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Bugula rylandi
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Bugula serrata
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Bugula spicata
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Bugula tricuspis
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Bugula tschukotkensis
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Bugula turbinata
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Bugula turrita
[Sprial-tufted bryozoan]
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Bugulella gracilis
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Bugulina longirostrata
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Bugulina simplex
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Photo by Ulman, Aylin

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc

Bugulina stolonifera (Ryland, 1960)

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Bugulina stolonifera
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Camptoplites angustus
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Camptoplites asymmetricus
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Camptoplites atlanticus
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Camptoplites bicornis
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Camptoplites reticulatus
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Camptoplites retiformis
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Camptoplites tricornis (Waters, 1904)

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Camptoplites tricornis
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Caulibugula californica
[Parasol bryozoan]
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Caulibugula dendrograpta
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Caulibugula inermis
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Caulibugula pearsei
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Cornucopina conica
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Cornucopina geniculata
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Cornucopina grandis
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Cornucopina infundibulata
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Cornucopina moluccensis
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Cornucopina ovalis
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Cornucopina pectogemma
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Cornucopina polymorpha (Kluge, 1914)

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Cornucopina polymorpha
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Crisularia plumosa
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Dendrobeania curvirostrata
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Dendrobeania flustroides
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Dendrobeania fruticosa
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Dendrobeania laxa
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Dendrobeania levinseni
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Dendrobeania lichenoides
[Leaf crust bryozoan]
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Dendrobeania multiseriata
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Dendrobeania murmanica
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Dendrobeania murrayana
[Fan bryozoan]
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Dendrobeania pseudolevinseni
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Dendrobeania pseudomurrayana
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Dendrobeania sessilis
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Halophila antillaea
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Halophila baillonis
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Halophila engelmannii
[Engelmann's sea grass]
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Halophila gaudichaudii
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Halophila ovata
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Himantozoum antarcticum
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Himantozoum clavulum
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Himantozoum margaritiferum
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Himantozoum obtusum
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Himantozoum sinuosum
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Himantozoum taurinum
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Kinetoskias arborescens
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Kinetoskias beringi
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Kinetoskias mitsukurii
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Kinetoskias smitti
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Klugella rufula
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Luguba sessilis
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Sessibugula barrosoi
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Sessibugula tranlucens
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brettiella ovicellata Southwest Pacific 1984
Bugula aperta Mediterranean Sea. 1886
Bugula avicularia Mediterranean Sea. 1758
Bugula calathus Mediterranean 1868
Bugula californica Moss animal Eastern Pacific. 10 COLD 1905
Bugula dentata Blue-green bryozoan Western Pacific 1816
Bugula elongata Western Pacific 1906
Bugula flabellata Sea moss Northeast Atlantic 1874
Bugula fulva Mediterranean Sea 1960
Bugula gautieri Mediterranean Sea. 1962
Bugula gracilis Mediterranean Sea. 1858
Bugula grayi Mediterranean Sea.
Bugula harmsworthi Mediterranean Sea. 1900
Bugula hyadesi Southwest Atlantic 1888
Bugula johnstonae Southwest Atlantic
Bugula longissima Antarctic 1884
Bugula marcusi Antarctic
Bugula microoecia Antarctic
Bugula minima Eastern Pacific 1909
Bugula multiserialis Southwest Atlantic 1847
Bugula neritina Branching moss worm Circumglobal in tropical 10 H 1758
Bugula pacifica Canada
Bugula purpurotincta Canada 1868
Bugula rylandi Western Central Atlantic.
Bugula serrata Mediterranean Sea. 1816
Bugula spicata Mediterranean Sea. 1880
Bugula tricuspis Mediterranean Sea. 1915
Bugula tschukotkensis Mediterranean Sea. 1952
Bugula turbinata Northeast Atlantic and th
Bugula turrita Sprial-tufted bryozoan Western Central Atlantic
Bugulella gracilis Western Pacific and North 1911
Bugulina longirostrata Southeast Pacific 1905
Bugulina simplex Atlantic and the Mediterr 1886
Bugulina stolonifera Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1960
Camptoplites angustus Antarctic Pacific 1914
Camptoplites asymmetricus Southwest Atlantic, South 1943
Camptoplites atlanticus Southwest Atlantic 1943
Camptoplites bicornis Southwest Atlantic, South 1884
Camptoplites reticulatus Southwest Atlantic and An 1884
Camptoplites retiformis Antarctic Atlantic 1914
Camptoplites tricornis Antarctic 1904
Caulibugula californica Parasol bryozoan Northeast Pacific 1905
Caulibugula dendrograpta Northeast Pacific
Caulibugula inermis Western Central Pacific 1926
Caulibugula pearsei Western Central Atlantic.
Cornucopina conica Indo-West Pacific and Ant 1926
Cornucopina geniculata Western Pacific 1926
Cornucopina grandis Western Pacific 1852
Cornucopina infundibulata Antarctic 1884
Cornucopina moluccensis Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1884
Cornucopina ovalis Southwest Atlantic and An 1943
Cornucopina pectogemma Antarctic 1882
Cornucopina polymorpha Antarctic 1914
Crisularia plumosa Northeast Atlantic 1766
Dendrobeania curvirostrata Canada
Dendrobeania flustroides Canada 1887
Dendrobeania fruticosa Northeast Atlantic 1863
Dendrobeania laxa Northeast Atlantic 1905
Dendrobeania levinseni Arctic 1929
Dendrobeania lichenoides Leaf crust bryozoan Northeast Pacific
Dendrobeania multiseriata Northeast Pacific
Dendrobeania murmanica Northeast Pacific 1915
Dendrobeania murrayana Fan bryozoan Northeast Pacific and Nor 1847
Dendrobeania pseudolevinseni Northeast Pacific and Nor 1952
Dendrobeania pseudomurrayana Northeast Pacific and Nor 1955
Dendrobeania sessilis Northeast Pacific and Nor 1974
Halophila antillaea Western Central Atlantic 2005
Halophila baillonis Caribbean and Eastern Pac 1874
Halophila engelmannii Engelmann's sea grass Western Central Atlantic 1875
Halophila gaudichaudii Northeast Atlantic
Halophila ovata Western Central Pacific 1827
Himantozoum antarcticum Antarctic. 1909
Himantozoum clavulum Southwest Pacific 1981
Himantozoum margaritiferum Southwest Atlantic 1884
Himantozoum obtusum Southwest Atlantic and An 1943
Himantozoum sinuosum Western Indian Ocean and 1884
Himantozoum taurinum Southwest Pacific 1926
Kinetoskias arborescens Arctic 1868
Kinetoskias beringi Arctic 1953
Kinetoskias mitsukurii Arctic 1918
Kinetoskias smitti Northeast Atlantic and th 1868
Klugella rufula Antarctic Atlantic 2011
Luguba sessilis Southwest Pacific 1984
Sessibugula barrosoi Mediterranean Sea. 1994
Sessibugula tranlucens Eastern Central Pacific 1950



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