Bryozoans are often referred to as moss animals. Look closely enough, and you'll see they have a little crown of tentacles they use to filter plankton out of the water.
Bryozoan
Celleporina robertsoniae or Costazia costazi
(1: Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos / 2: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Coleopora Gigantea
Coleopora gigantea
(1: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Coralline Bryozoan
Lagenicella punctulata
(1: Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos / 2: Monastery Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea)
Hippoporina Insculpta
Hippoporina insculpta
(1: Flame Reef, Santa Cruz Island)
Kelp Lace Bryozoan
Membranipora membranacea
(1: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Kelp-Encrusting Bryozoan
Membranipora serrilamella
(1: Monastery Beach, Carmel-By-The-Sea)
Lacy Bryozoan
Phydolopora labiata
(1: East Pescadero Pinnacle, Pebble Beach / 2-3: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Membranipora Fusca
Membranipora fusca
(1: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Northern Staghorn Bryozoan
Heteropora pacifica
(1: East Pescadero Pinnacle, Pebble Beach / 2: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Pherusa Brevituba
Pherusa brevituba
(1: Lovers Point, Monterey)
Purple Bryozoan
Disporella (sp?)
(1: Golf Ball Drop Off, Santa Cruz Island / 2: Flame Reef, Santa Cruz Island)
Red-Rust Bryozoan
Watersipora subtorquata
(1-3: San Carlos Beach, Monterey / 4-6: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
Rosy Bryozoan
Eurystomella bilabiata
(1: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
That one's being eaten by a Hopkins' rose nudibranch.
Scrupocellaria
Scrupocellaria (sp?)
(1-5: San Carlos Beach, Monterey / 6-7: Lovers Point, Monterey)
Southern Staghorn Bryozoan
Diaperoforma californica
(1: Howland's Landing, Santa Catalina Island)
Spiral-Tufted Bryozoan
Bugula neritina
(1: Howland's Landing, Santa Catalina Island / 2: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
Staghorn Bryozoan
Celleporina (sp?)
(1: Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos / 2-3: Monastery Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea)
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