USFWS Biological Science Technician Katie Lieder said the bryozoan colony was found on a telemetry receiver in the Black River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The "blob of jelly" found on the underwater ...

“No, you’re not looking at algae or frog eggs,” officials said, adding that the mysterious hitchhiker was identified as a bryozoan. “This blob of jelly is an animal — thousands of ...

The "blob of jelly" found on the underwater equipment is actually a colony made of thousands of tiny animals called a Pectinatella magnifica, or Bryozoan colony. "While bryozoans might look ...

"Pectinatella magnifica, also known as the Magnificent Bryozoan (what a name ... ecosystem and pose no danger to people. "This blob will die and decompose over winter, but its offspring will ...