Jelly-like, brain-shaped organisms show up under Lake Canada
Celina Starnes of the Stanley Ecological Society examines the specimen found in Lost Lagoon, a small lake south of the park.
Invertebrate animals have a brain-like shape and jelly-like structures become controversial topics for scientists.
Bryozoan (moss-shaped animal) is a slimy, slimy creature that lurks under rivers and lakes. They were first discovered in park Stanley in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada due to low water levels, National Geographic reported on August 31.
Celina Starnes of the Stanley Ecological Society examines the specimen found in Lost Lagoon, a small lake south of the park. In the video, the green object mixed in a dark brown contraction slightly when Starnes pulled it out of the water. Starnes said solid-structured organisms are almost like plastic jelly.
The bryozoan blocks are literally hundreds of individuals gathered together into a flock. Each single organism called zooid , less than a millimeter in size. Zooid is a bisexual individual but spread by resting germs, a cell mass can reproduce accidentally if separated from the flock.
Fossil records that identify ancient marine bryozoan appear 470 million years ago. The bryozoan species found in Stanley Park has the scientific name Pectinatella magnifica . Previously, scientists only knew it existed in the area east of the Mississippi River.
Researchers have argued whether this creature is invasive. A 2012 US Fish and Wildlife Service report suggests climate change may be spreading bryozoan. Zooid can only live in water with temperatures above 16 degrees Celsius. It is reported that warmer temperatures allow a wider distribution of bryozoan to the north.
The bryozoan blocks are literally hundreds of individuals gathered together into a flock.
The bryozoan masses eat algae in nutrient-rich water. They can disrupt the ecological balance in freshwater ecosystems if the quantity is increased.
Bryozoan is a species that does not attract much attention. This creature is very hard to find and dark colors help them camouflage under muddy water. According to Starnes, they are sometimes mistaken for a bunch of salamanders or rocks."We suspect this is the first time they appear here , " Starnes said.
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