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Updated 1/3/2023

Family Vesiculariidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII

Amathia distans 

Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 10 feet

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 60 feet


Kahului Harbor, 6 feet
  
   

WHITE BUSHY BRYOZOAN

Introduced to Hawaii from the Tropical Atlantic.  An invasive organism locally abundant under piers and seawalls.  May be several inches tall and resembles transparent seaweed coated with silt.