A beautiful phoronid, Phoronopsis harmeri, in Bodega Harbor on 5 February 2022. For a little more info about phoronids, check out the post called "Ebb and flow" on 26 July 2017.
A beautiful phoronid, Phoronopsis harmeri, in Bodega Harbor on 5 February 2022. For a little more info about phoronids, check out the post called "Ebb and flow" on 26 July 2017.
2 comments:
This critter looks other-worldly. So beautiful!
Hi, Alice!
Phoronids are unusual -- and they're in their own phylum, which means they really are their "own thing," with a unique body plan within the animal world. There aren't many species of phoronids in the world, so we're lucky to have some in our backyard!
Jackie
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