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Alcyonidium diaphanum sechervil, Moss Animal

Alcyonidium diaphanumis commonly referred to as sechervil, Moss Animal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6165 
AphiaID:
111597 
Scientific:
Alcyonidium diaphanum 
German:
Aufrechtes Gallert Moostierchen 
English:
Sechervil, Moss Animal 
Category:
Bryozoa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Ctenostomatida (Order) > Alcyonidiidae (Family) > Alcyonidium (Genus) > diaphanum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hudson, ), 1778 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Plankton 
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:
  • Alcyonidium albescens
  • Alcyonidium albidum
  • Alcyonidium androsovae
  • Alcyonidium anglei
  • Alcyonidium antarcticum
  • Alcyonidium argyllaceum
  • Alcyonidium australe
  • Alcyonidium candidum
  • Alcyonidium capronae
  • Alcyonidium cellarioides
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-10-05 20:11:08 

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Alcyonidium diaphanum (Hudson, 1778)

This is a fleshy bryozoan, which is sometimes mistaken for a tunicate or sponge. It consists of thin finger-like growths, variously branched or webbed together. When undisturbed small white zooids with a crown of tentacles emerge from all surfaces.

Alcyonidium diaphanum is very common in the sublittoral zone in a wide range of habitats, attached to rocks or shells.

Synonymised names:
Alcyonidium gelatinosum var. lacourti d'Hondt, 1983 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alcyonidium proliferans Lacourt, 1949 · unaccepted (synonym)
Alcyonidium topsenti Roehrich, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (2):
Subspecies Alcyonidium diaphanum farrei d'Hondt, 2014
Subspecies Alcyonidium diaphanum nordicum d'Hondt, 2014

Scientific paper

  1. On the identity of Alcyonidium diaphanum Lamouroux, 1813 (Bryozoa, Ctenostomata), Thorpe, J.P.; Winston, J.E. , 1986

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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