When I tell people I study bryozoans they often look at me like I’m crazy.  “…a what? A bryzome? A bryazone? What’s it called again?…”  The little guys I study grow on kelp and form flat white colonies that people often mistake for mold or moss.  They are often surprised to find out they are in fact animals.  As they say, don’t judge a book by its cover.  Learn more in this week’s comic: bryozoan ballad