Watersipora cucullata Bryozoan

Watersipora cucullata is commonly referred to as Bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 111590

Scientific:: Watersipora cucullata
German:: Moostierchen
English:: Bryozoan

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Watersiporidae (Family) > Watersipora (Genus) > cucullata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Busk, ), 1854

Occurrence:: Brazil, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea
Food:: Suspension feeder
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:

Watersipora arcuata
Watersipora aterrima
Watersipora complanata
Watersipora cucullata
Moostierchen
Watersipora nigra
Watersipora platypora
Watersipora subtorquata
Rostrotes Mosstierchen

More related species in this lexicon:

Watersipora subatra
Rotes Rippen-Moostierchen

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-12-09 20:26:06
Last edit:: 2016-12-09 20:29:50

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Watersipora cucullata (Busk, 1854)

Watersipora cucullat is a calcified, encrusting bryozoan.Colonies are variable in appearance. The colour is brownish orange to black.Like all bryozoans, is a suspension feeder. Bryozoans provide habitat for many species of juvenile fishes, invertebrates, and small crustaceans.

Synonym:
Watersipora subovoidea

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Flustrina (Suborder) > Smittinoidea (Superfamily) > Watersiporidae (Family) > Watersipora (Genus) > Watersipora cucullata (Species)

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