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Overview
Distribution
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De Blauwe, Hans
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1071
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Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 325-333
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1369
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De Blauwe, H. (2009). Mosdiertjes van de Zuidelijke Bocht van de Noordzee. Determinatiewerk voor België en Nederland. Uitgave Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee, Oostende: 464pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=130048
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Ramos, M. (ed.). 2010. IBERFAUNA. The Iberian Fauna Databank
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149024
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World Register of Marine Species
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Watersipora complanata was originally described from an unknown British locality, but within the UK is currently only known from the Scilly Isles. It has also been reported from the Adriatic, Morocco and is widely distributed in the western Mediterranean
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Bryozoa of the British Isles
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Physical Description
Morphology
Watersipora complanata is an encrusting bryozoan. Colonies form broad, white spreading sheets, which may be composed of a single or multiple layers of autozooids. Autozooids are oval to hexagonal and flat. They are 0.6-0.9 by 0.3-0.5 mm.
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Bryozoa of the British Isles
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Ecology
Habitat
The species is able to colonise rocks, shells and the underside of stones on the lower shore.
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Bryozoa of the British Isles
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