Cellepora pumicosa bryozoan

Cellepora pumicosa is commonly referred to as bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 111268

Scientific:: Cellepora pumicosa
German:: Moostierchen
English:: Bryozoan

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Celleporidae (Family) > Cellepora (Genus) > pumicosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Temperature:: 50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cellepora adriatica
Cellepora aliena
Cellepora armiger
Cellepora birostrata
Cellepora globosa
Cellepora posidoniae
Cellepora pumicosa
Moostierchen
Cellepora sinensis
Cellepora trirostrata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-13 12:58:50
Last edit:: 2020-01-22 15:43:46

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Cellepora pumicosa (Pallas, 1766)

This is a sea mat bryozoan,lives under rocks and in the lower shores.The color is dark orange.

Synonymised names:
Flustra bullata Ellis & Solander, 1786 (Subjective synonym)
Millepora pumicosa Pallas, 1766 (basionym)

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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