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Sea rose

Pentapora foliacea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The sea rose (Pentapora foliacea) is a species in the family Bitectiporidae, order Cheilostomatida.

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Quick facts about the sea rose

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sea rose live?

Not recorded

Is the sea rose endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sea rose classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumBryozoa
  3. classGymnolaemata
  4. orderCheilostomatida
  5. familyBitectiporidae
  6. genusPentapora
  7. SpeciesPentapora foliacea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Synonyms Lepralia foliacea

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Potato chip bryozoanEnglish
  • Potato crisp bryozoanEnglish
  • Rose coralEnglish
  • Rose-coral bryozoanEnglish
  • Ross coralEnglish
  • MeerroseGerman
  • rode de merFrench
  • bryosoaire orangeFrench
  • Rose de merFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea rose

Other species in the same genus Pentapora.

Ross

Pentapora fascialis

BitectiporidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea rose?

The sea rose (Pentapora foliacea) belongs to the family Bitectiporidae in the order Cheilostomatida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea rose (Pentapora foliacea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-rose

MLA

“Sea rose (Pentapora foliacea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-rose.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_rose_2026,
  title = {Sea rose (Pentapora foliacea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-rose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}