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Hagiosynodos latus Moss animal

Hagiosynodos latus is commonly referred to as Moss animal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Sylvain Le Bris, Frankreich

Foto: Marseille, Frankreich

/ 20.10.2024
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lexID:
18021 
AphiaID:
0 
Scientific:
Hagiosynodos latus 
German:
Moostierchen 
English:
Moss Animal 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Cheiloporinidae (Family) > Hagiosynodos (Genus) > latus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Busk, ), 1856 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, European Arctic Ocean, France, Greece, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 200 Meter 
Habitats:
Mesophotic reefs (40 -150 meters) 
Temperature:
13,3 °F - 78.8 °F (13,3°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Diatoms, Filter feeder, Plankton, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-12 15:59:21 

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Hagiosynodos latus is a encrusting bryozoan that is native only to European waters.
The bryozoan has a honeycomb-like structure and often settles on the shells of sea snails such as mitre snails, which has the great advantage that the bryozoan repeatedly finds its way into areas with new food sources.

Detailed size specifications are currently not available in either centimeters or millimeters.

Synonyms:
Hagiosynodos kirchenpaueri (Heller, 1867) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Subjective synonym)
Hippopodinella kirchenpaueri (Heller, 1867) · unaccepted (Alternative combination)
Hippopodinella lata (Busk, 1856) · unaccepted (synonym)
Lepralia kirchenpaueri Heller, 1867 · unaccepted (Basionym)
Lepralia lata Busk, 1856 · unaccepted (basionym)
Odontoporella lata (Busk, 1856) · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011-2018) (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2026.
  2. Cheilostomatida Bryozoa from the Ionian Apulian coast Italy with the description of new species (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2026.
  3. Diversity of Bryozoa along the coasts of Türkiye Diversity of Bryozoa along the coasts of Türkiye (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2026.
  4. Marine biofouling organisms on beached, buoyant and benthic plastic debris in the Catalan Sea (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2026.
  5. The late Tortonian cheilostome Bryozoa from Niebla (Guadalquivir Basin, SW Spain): implications for Atlantic-Mediterranean environment and biogeography during the late Neogene (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2026.

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