Bugula neritina (Bryophyte) - Bugula neritina

Japanese: フサコケムシ(総苔虫) - フサコケムシ（英語表記）Bugula neritina

It is an exoproctidae of the family Mycorrhizae. It is found in shallow seas all over Japan and the world. It attaches to fishing nets, boat bottoms, and various underwater facilities, forming fan-shaped or grass-like colonies about 5 cm high. The colonies are brown to purplish brown and branch out into many parts, with two rows of worm chambers on each branch. Both sides of the front edge of each chamber protrude slightly, but there are no spines. Spherical egg chambers are formed on the front edge of the chambers, and when there are many of them, they appear to be lined up in a row. Early in the morning, the larvae swim out of the egg chambers and attach to other objects after a few hours. They are considered one of the fouling organisms because they attach to various objects to form colonies and cause damage.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フサコケムシ科の外肛動物。日本一円から世界中の浅海に広く分布する。漁網，船底や海中の諸施設に付着し，高さ5cmほどの扇状やくさむら状の群体をつくる。群体は褐色～紫褐色で，多数に枝分れし，各枝には虫室が2列に並んでいる。各虫室の前縁両側は多少突出するがとげはない。また虫室の前縁に球形の卵室ができ，多いときには1列に並んだように見える。早朝，幼生が卵室から泳ぎだし，数時間後には他物に着生してしまう。いろいろな物に付着して群体をつくり害を与えるために汚損生物の一つにされている。

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