Eucratea loricata moss animal, Shelled Bryozoan

Eucratea loricata is commonly referred to as moss animal, Shelled Bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12138 

AphiaID:

111361 

Scientific:

Eucratea loricata 

German:

Paarzweig-Moostierchen 

English:

Moss Animal, Shelled Bryozoan 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Eucrateidae (Family) > Eucratea (Genus) > loricata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Russland, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Skagerrak (North Sea), Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 2937 Meter 

Size:

3.94" - 5.91" (10cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Diatoms, Protozoa, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Eucratea loricata
  Paarzweig-Moostierchen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-06-10 12:59:14 

Last edit:

2020-04-05 22:35:12 

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