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Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Narrow-Leaved HornwrackSecuriflustra securifrons
European Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Green Sea UrchinPsammechinus miliaris
Crimora papillata
Long-clawed Porcelain CrabPisidia longicornis
Achelia echinata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 15,700 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 15,697 |
| Canada | 956 |
| Nova Scotia | 359 |
| New Brunswick | 324 |
| Quebec | 292 |
| United Kingdom | 156 |
| England | 73 |
| Northern Ireland | 44 |
| Germany | 31 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Bryozoans · Bryozoa |
| Class | Naked Throat Bryozoans · Gymnolaemata |
| Order | Cheilostomatid Bryozoans · Cheilostomatida |
| Family | Flustridae |
| Genus | Flustra |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Hornwrack with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.