The lacy crust bryozoan in the picture forms colonies on living and nonliving substrate. They capture their food with the use of small tentacles that extend from each compartment of the colony. Entoprocts Phylum - Entoprocta , these unique animals can grow as colonies or individuals. The species shown in the photograph is a colinial type known as loxosoma and is common in estuaries like the Chesapeake Bay. Both names have been used for this Phylum.
Most familiar species tend to be jellyfish, sea anemones, and freshwater hydra.
Class - Anthozoa , species include anemones and coral, yes there is one species of coral in the Chesapeake Bay known as whip coral. This class consists of mostly marine species that are found worldwide. Each has characteristic bristles that are found covering or lining the exterior of the body. Mud worms build a burrow in which they live. They use their two tentacles to snare food floating by and transport it along cilia to the mouth, like a conveyer belt.