Description
General:
Yellow-green in color, often attached to dead sponge stalks.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, hard substrate (attached).
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Winston, J.E. and S.E. Beaulieu (1999). Striatodoma dorothea (Order Cheilostomatida: Family Tessaradomidae), a new genus and species of bryozoan from deep water off California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 112: 313-318.
Citation:
Smithsonius dorothea
((Winston & Beaulieu, 1999) ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Smithsonius%20dorothea. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-24.