• Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Bryozoa
  • Class: Gymnolaemata
  • Order: Cheilostomatida
  • Suborder: Neocheilostomatina
  • Infraorder: Ascophora
  • Superfamily: Smittinoidea
  • Family: Smittinidae
  • Scientific name: Parasmittina trispinosa
  • Norwegian: -

Characteristics:

This is an encrusting bryozoan, forming patches up to a diameter of 20 cm. It comes in different shades of orange, sometimes with a tint of brown or pink. The crust has evenly distributed bumps towards the center of the colony.

Habitat:

It is usually found on boulders or rocky substrate. It is copes well with low-salinity locations.

Distribution:

It is widespread in the Atlantic Ocean, across the northern hemisphere.