Neopolyporolithon reclinatum

Coralline disc

Authority: (Foslie) W.H.Adey & H.W.Johansen

A calcareous epiphyte usually found on articulated coralline algae and Ahnfeltia, this brownish-pink, discoidal crust is 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter and up to 1 mm (0.04 in) thick. It attaches to the host with small pads of tissue rather than a stalk.

Habitat

This species is commonly found attached to host algae in tidepools and the low intertidal to shallow subtidal zones of semi-exposed to exposed habitats.