It has not been observed in the winter. In the Indian River Lagoon, B. maxima was collected in association with seagrasses and algae, specifically the Rhodophyte Solieira spp . Coastally, this species is found on shells, rocks, algae, hydroids, and other bryozoans. Seagrasses as well as floating macroalgae , provide support for bryozoan colonies. In turn, bryozoans provide habitat for many species of juvenile fishes and their invertebrate prey such as polychaete worms, amphipods and copepods.
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.