BRYOZOA : Cheilostomatida : CandidaeSEA MATS

Caberea boryi (Audouin, 1826)

Bory's bryozoan


Caberea boryi image: cabbor
Caberea boryi

Description: A fan-shaped bryozoan growing from a short stalk. The branches divide dichotomously and the colour is chestnut brown.

Distribution: A southern species in Ireland and the UK. Quite common on the south coasts of Devon and Cornwall.

Similar Species: Smaller colonies than Caberea ellisii, usually red-brown in colour.

Distribution Map from NBN: Caberea boryi at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Caberea boryi at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Caberea boryi at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2026). Caberea boryi. (Audouin, 1826). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=Y8260. Accessed on 2026-11-01