Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing an illustration of various coral forms; Eschara and Keratophyta. Eschara is a genus of Bryozoa which prod

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Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing an illustration of various coral forms; Eschara and Keratophyta. Eschara is a genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched. A Keratophyte is a gorgonian coral having an horny axis.

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Keywords: bryozoa, coral, coralline, encyclopedia, eschara, gorgonian, illustration, keratophyte, lichen, ocean, sea