However, T. gothica had originally been described from the Pacific Ocean around Mexico. T. gothica specimens from the Pacific have large ovicells that may brood several embryos at once. T. floridana occurs from Cape Hatteras south to Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. T. floridana can be collected year-round in Florida, but is most abundant in the winter months. It was reported by Winston to be the most abundant bryozoan encrusting stems of the hydroid Thyroscuphus ramosus in winter.
Colonies are least abundant in the summer.
No ovicells are present in T. floridana . As a species which occurs year-round, and in greater abundance throughout the winter months, T. floridana is considered to be eurythermal . T. floridana , like all bryozoans, is a suspension feeder . T. floridana is the most abundant species on the stems of the hydroid Thyroscyphus ramosus during the winter. Seagrasses as well as floating macroalgae , provide support for bryozoan colonies.