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Overview

Distribution

Belgian Coast, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, British Isles, Dutch Coast, Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, Ria de Aveiro, Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Zeebrugge
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Source: World Register of Marine Species

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Haplopoma graniferum ranges from Shetland to the Mediterranean.

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Source: Bryozoa of the British Isles

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Physical Description

Morphology

Haplopoma graniferum is an encrusting bryozoan that forms small glass-like or white patches. Autozooids are elongate and hexagonal. They are typically 0.6-0.85 by 0.2-0.4 mm.

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Source: Bryozoa of the British Isles

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Ecology

Habitat

The species is able to colonise a variety of substrates. It is commonly found under stones and boulders on rocky shores from above the mid tide level to the low water mark. It has also been recorded on Posidonia seagrass.

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