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Broyozoa, oysters, sponges on interior roof of concrete pipe

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Description

Broyozoa, oysters, sponges on interior roof of concrete pipe.Community is characteristic of mature interior reef surface. You can see scrape marks from grazing fish on dark and light green colonies of bryozoa.

Photographer

Dr. James P. McVey

Display Date

7-Feb-69

Location

Hawaii, Pokai Bay, Oahu

Collection

Coral Kingdom

Pacific Reefs

An Artificial Reef

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Sea Grant Program

Keywords

Coral Reefs

Artificial Reef

Invertebrates