> [!summary]- Classification **Kingdom**:: [Animalia](Animalia.md) **Phylum**:: [Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)](Bryozoa%20(Ectoprocta).md) **Subphylum**:: **Superclass**:: **Class**:: **Subclass**:: **Superorder**:: **Order**:: **Suborder**:: **Superfamily**:: **Family**:: **Subfamily**:: **Genus**:: **Species**:: **Vernacular**:: ## Photos ![https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1698185389/obsidian/Mediterran%C3%A9e/2023-07-22%20Grottes%20fauconieres%20w%20Italien/P7220070_sqzdnf.jpg](https://res.cloudinary.com/dt3d6t2ay/image/upload/v1698185389/obsidian/Mediterran%C3%A9e/2023-07-22%20Grottes%20fauconieres%20w%20Italien/P7220070_sqzdnf.jpg) *[135 - 2023-07-22 - Grottes fauconières - Saint Cyr - France](135%20-%202023-07-22%20-%20Grottes%20fauconières%20-%20Saint%20Cyr%20-%20France.md) With a [Myriapora truncata - False coral](Myriapora%20truncata%20-%20False%20coral.md) on its right.* ## Notes It's difficult to identify this species accross the other shrubs shaped bryozoans. The key features are : - Robust and rigid bush - Yellow/orange - Very variable segments - Visible and tough peristomes - Sharp truncation ## References - https://doris.ffessm.fr/Especes/Margaretta-cereoides-Bryozoaire-cactus-cierge-1538 - [Découvrir la vie sous-marine - Méditerranée - Steven Weinberg](Découvrir%20la%20vie%20sous-marine%20-%20Méditerranée%20-%20Steven%20Weinberg.md) p326