Metroperiella montferrandii (Audouin, 1826)

Chae, Hyun Sook, Kil, Hyun Jong & Seo, Ji Eun, 2016, Taxonomic study on bryozoans - new additions to the Korean fauna and new species of Petraliella from Seogwipo waters of Jeju Island, Journal of Species Research 5 (3), pp. 551-565 : 559

41. Metroperiella montferrandii (Audouin, 1826)

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Material examined. Saeggi Island , Beomseom Island , 7 May 2009 (B.S. Min) by SCUBA diving; Saeggi Island , Munseom Island , 5 Oct. 2009 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 30 m in depth; Hangaechang at Munseom Island , 6 Oct. 2009 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 18 m in depth; Saeggi Island , Beomseom Island , 12 Oct. 2009 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 27­32 m in depth; Seopseom Island , 13 Oct. 2009 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 27 m in depth; Seopseom Island , 20 Nov. 2009 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 25­ 30 m in depth; Saeggi Island , Munseom Island, 19 Jan. 2010 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving; Marado Island, 14 Nov. 2010 (J.E. Seo; B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 20­30 m in depth; Seongsanpo, 28 Nov. 2010 (B.S. Min; H.J. Yang) by SCUBA diving from 13­15 m in depth .

Substratum. Sponges, hydrozoans, other bryozoan, seaweeds, stones, oyster shells, bivalve shells, ropes and worm tubes.

Distribution. Korea, Japan, Pacific, Indian and Atlantic.