| Membranipora membranacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Cheilostomatida |
| Family: | Membraniporidae |
| Genus: | Membranipora |
| Species: | M. membranacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Membranipora membranacea Linnaeus, 1767
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Membranipora membranacea is a very widely distributed species of marine bryozoan known from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, usually in temperate zone environments. This bryozoan is a colonial organism characterized by a thin, mat-like encrustation, white to gray in color. It may be known colloquially as the coffin box,[1] sea-mat or lacy crust bryozoan and is often abundantly found encrusting seaweeds, particularly kelps.[2]
- ^ "Coffin Box Bryozoan". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ Barnes, R.D. (1982). Coasts and Estuaries pp 114-115. Hodder & Staughton, London.