These tend to be hyperstomial and flat near the top portion with a few large pores. Brooded embryos are pink to red in color. Colonies containing both embryos and larvae have been collected March - April. S. regularis , like all bryozoans, is a suspension feeder . Seagrasses as well as floating macroalgae , provide support for bryozoan colonies.
Bryozoans are ecologically important in the Indian River Lagoon due to their feeding method.
As suspension feeders, they act as living filters in the marine environment.