18 Aug 2023

Critter of the Week

From Afternoons, 3:30 pm on 18 August 2023

Bryozoans have been called 'the world's best-kept secret'; that might be why we don't know much about this week's critter. The cyclostome bryozoan Spiritopora perplexa is only found off the coast of Piwhane Spirits Bay in Te Tai Tokerau and is an endangered species.

Cyclostome bryozoan Spiritopora perplexa

Cyclostome bryozoan Spiritopora perplexa Photo: supplied