“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 ...