The individuals that constitute the mass along the stem of this seaweed
are called zooids. Since the group of critters are out of water,
they have closed up and the zooids constitute the main clues to identification.
They are really not gooey at all.
As you can see, the colony has gone through a lot of trials
and tribulations in the surf and on the sand and is still intact.
You will find, if it suits you to pursue their natural history,
that they are a very diverse and difficult group to study.
are called zooids. Since the group of critters are out of water,
they have closed up and the zooids constitute the main clues to identification.
They are really not gooey at all.As you can see, the colony has gone through a lot of trials
and tribulations in the surf and on the sand and is still intact.
You will find, if it suits you to pursue their natural history,
that they are a very diverse and difficult group to study.
