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Possibly Bryozoans
(04/23/2007) eggs in a lake?
Fantastic site guys...Thanks for the hard work. OK Here's
the scene: We live in Nothern NJ on a freshwater lake. In
late September, I pulled this mystery cluster out of the water.
It was attached to a rope that had been hanging off our dock,
about 18" deep. I was with a friend who is an avid outdoorsman,
and he'd never seen anything like it. .It was gelatinous and
semi translucent inside with a coarser exterior. I've seen
these clusters before on drfitwood, but remain baffled. Any
ideas?
Jim
 
Hi Jim,
Both Amphibians and Snails lay eggs in a gelatinous mass, but we dont believe this to be either. We think it is a Bryozoan Colony of the animal phylum Ectoprocta. This marks a brand new page for our site.
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