sea scurf

noun

Any bryozoan which forms colonies of rounded or irregular patches found on coral on stones, seaweeds, etc. Originally classified in the now obsolete genus Lepralia, they include diverse bryozoa such as Cryptosula pallasiana.

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Meanings

nounsea scurf (countable and uncountable, plural sea scurfs)

plural sea scurfs

  1. archaiccountableuncountablebiologyAny bryozoan which forms colonies of rounded or irregular patches found on coral on stones, seaweeds, etc. Originally classified in the now obsolete genus Lepralia, they include diverse bryozoa such as Cryptosula pallasiana.
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