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Lesser hornwrack

Chartella papyracea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

AnimalsShrubby bryozoans

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

North-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Kleines Blätter-MoostierchenGerman (Germany)
Briozoo foliàceo pequeñoEuropean Spanish
Rosa de coral pequeñaEuropean Spanish
Chartelle, petite flustreFrench (France)
Petite flustreFrench (France)
Klein bladachtig hoornwierDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

Carbasea papyracea
Flustra papyracea

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Chartella papyracea

GBIF — Chartella papyracea

Sources

FAYOUX Anne, BARRABES Michel, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 26/02/2015 : Chartella papyracea (Ellis & Solander, 1786), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1372

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Chartella papyracea (Ellis & Solander, 1786), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1250

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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