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Reteporella elegans moss animal

Reteporella elegansis commonly referred to as moss animal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Zierliches Fächermoostierchen, Reteporella elegans

Aufgenommen in Zakynthos / Griechenland, 10/1995


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lexID:
10465 
AphiaID:
111451 
Scientific:
Reteporella elegans 
German:
Zierliches Fächermoostierchen 
English:
Moss Animal 
Category:
Bryozoa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Phidoloporidae (Family) > Reteporella (Genus) > elegans (Species) 
Initial determination:
Harmelin, 1976 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
30 - 300 Meter 
Habitats:
Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 
Size:
1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 71.6 °F (14°C - 22°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:
  • Reteporella abnormis
  • Reteporella abyssinica
  • Reteporella alberti
  • Reteporella antarctica
  • Reteporella antennula
  • Reteporella aporosa
  • Reteporella aquitanica
  • Reteporella arborea
  • Reteporella atlantica
  • Reteporella aurantiaca
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-02-29 09:31:29 

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Reteporella elegans Harmelin, 1976

Up to 4–5 cm high, fan-shaped colonies. The colour is bright pink, yellowish to orange. Can be found in shady areas and cave entrances.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Flustrina (Suborder) > Celleporoidea (Superfamily) > Phidoloporidae (Family) > Reteporella (Genus) > Reteporella elegans (Species)

External links

  1. bryozoa.net (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Unterwasserwelt-Mittelmeer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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