Crisularia plumosa feather-bryozoan

Crisularia plumosais commonly referred to as feather-bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

Bugula plumosa © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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AphiaID:: 834039

Scientific:: Crisularia plumosa
German:: Federmoostierchen
English:: Feather-bryozoan

Category:: Bryozoa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Bugulidae (Family) > Crisularia (Genus) > plumosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: up to 3.15" (8 cm)
Temperature:: 50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C)
Food:: Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Crisularia aperta
Crisularia bengalensis
Crisularia cuspidata
Crisularia dispar
Crisularia gracilis
Crisularia grayi
Crisularia harmsworthi
Crisularia hyadesi
Crisularia marcusi
Crisularia microoecia
Crisularia mollis
Crisularia nana
Crisularia pacifica
Crisularia plumosa
Federmoostierchen
Crisularia prenanti
Crisularia purpurotincta
Crisularia rylandi
Crisularia serrata
Crisularia turrita

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-10-07 19:57:03
Last edit:: 2013-10-07 19:57:03

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Crisularia plumosa (Pallas, 1766)

This bryozoan forms feathery colonies.Bugula plumosa is a common bryozoan in a variety of habitats, most common in areas with considerable turbidity and sand-scour.

Crisularia plumosa is typically found hanging in caves, and below boulders on the shore. It is also common on pier pilings and harbour installations.

Synonym:
Bugula plumosa
Cellularia plumosa
Crisia plumosa
rSertularia fastigiata

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Flustrina (Suborder) > Buguloidea (Superfamily) > Bugulidae (Family) > Crisularia (Genus) > Crisularia plumosa (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Bugula plumosa © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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