• Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Bryozoa
  • Class: Gymnolaemata
  • Order: Cheilostomatida
  • Suborder: Neocheilostomatina
  • Infraorder: Flustrina
  • Superfamily: Flustroidea
  • Family: Flustridae
  • Scientific name: Securiflustra securifrons
  • Norwegian: -

Characteristics:

The colonies of S. securifrons do not exceed a height of 15 cm. The branches have not the same tendency to widen towards the tip, like the similar F. foliacea. The zooid boxes are rectangular and approximately 4 times as long as they are wide.

Habitat:

It thrives on rocky substrate from the subtidal zone and down as deep as 500 meters.

Distribution:

It is widespread in the North Atlantic Ocean, both on the American and the European side.