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Membranipora membranacea Sea Mat, Lacy Crust Bryozoan, Coffin Boxm Kelp Lace Bryozoan

Membranipora membranacea is commonly referred to as Sea Mat, Lacy Crust Bryozoan, Coffin Boxm Kelp Lace Bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Membranipora membranacea, Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan 2017

Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., California
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lexID:
6168 
AphiaID:
111411 
Scientific:
Membranipora membranacea 
German:
Seerinde, Kelp-Moostierchen 
English:
Sea Mat, Lacy Crust Bryozoan, Coffin Boxm Kelp Lace Bryozoan 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Membraniporidae (Family) > Membranipora (Genus) > membranacea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, British Columbia, Danmark, East cost of USA, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Germany, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of California, Gulf of Maine, Invasive Species, Ireland, Mexico (East Pacific), Netherlands, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Nova Scotia, Queensland (Australia), the British Isles, West Coast USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 28 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Epibiont (living on other organisms), Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky reefs, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Wadden Sea 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
8,1 °F - 16,1 °F (8,1°C - 16,1°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
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:
  • Membranipora arcifera
  • Membranipora hugliensis
  • Membranipora hyadesi
  • Membranipora inornata
  • Membranipora lingdingensis
  • Membranipora malaccensis
  • Membranipora membranacea
    Seerinde, Kelp-Moostierchen
  • Membranipora pachytheca
  • Membranipora pulchella
  • Membranipora raymondi
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-24 17:34:36 

Info

Membranipora membranacea (Linnaeus, 1767)

This bryozoan forms lacy patches on kelp fronds. The individual zooids have transparent tops allowing the colour of the kelp to show through.
The sea mat colonies reach a length of up to 1.5 meters.

Synonymised names:
Flustra membranacea Linnaeus, 1767 (basionym)
Flustra teleacea

Direct children (2):
Variety Membranipora membranacea var. acuta Loppens, 1907 (taxon inquirendum)
Variety Membranipora membranacea var. acutispina O'Donoghue & de Watteville, 1935 (taxon inquirendum)

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 30.09.2023.
  2. biodiversity.org.au (en). Abgerufen am 30.09.2023.
  3. Invasion of Coastal Marine Communities in North America: Apparent Patterns, Processes, and Biases (en). Abgerufen am 17.09.2023.
  4. MarLIN (en). Abgerufen am 17.09.2023.
  5. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 24.07.2024.
  6. Wallawalla (en). Abgerufen am 17.09.2023.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus Norwegen
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Membranipora membranacea © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Membranipora membranacea with Corambe steinbergae eggs, Golf Ball Reef 2025
Membranipora membranacea, Golf Ball Reef 2025
Membranipora membranacea, Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan, California 2024
Membranipora membranacea, Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan 2017
Membranipora membranacea, 2019

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