Corbulipora inopinata occurs in southwestern Australia. Colonies show three different growth form 'phases'.
Phase 3 subcolony. | Phase 2 subcolony. |
Phase 2/3 subcolony with ovicells. | Detail of ovicells. |
Avicularium, also showing enlarged distal spines. | Detail of growing edge, showing relation between frontal membrane and costal shield. |
Original description: Corbulipora inopinata Bock & Cook, 1998
Locality: GAB Station 049 and others, off south Western Australia.
Type Specimen: MOV F80665
Reference: Bock, P.E., & Cook, P.L., 1998. A new species of multiphased Corbulipora MacGillivray, 1895 (Bryozoa, Cribriomorpha) from southwestern Australia.
Records of the South Australian Museum 30: 63-68.