Diaperoforma californica Moss Animal

Diaperoforma californica is commonly referred to as Moss Animal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Diaperoforma californica, 2017

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AphiaID:: 472584

Scientific:: Diaperoforma californica
German:: Moostierchen
English:: Moss Animal

Category:: Mszywioły

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Stenolaemata (Class) > Cyclostomatida (Order) > Not assigned (Family) > Diaperoforma (Genus) > californica (Species)
Initial determination:: (d'Orbigny, ), 1853

Occurrence:: Canada Eastern Pacific, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Northeast Pacific Ocean, South-Pazific, Tasmania (Australia), USA
Sea depth:: - 185 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 5.91" (10cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: °F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Protozoa, Zooplankton
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:

Diaperoforma californica
Moostierchen

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-05-25 19:27:42
Last edit:: 2020-05-25 19:27:42

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Diaperoforma californica (d'Orbigny, 1853)

Colony coral-like in appearance, branches are erect or spreading; height to about 100 mm and width to about 150 mm; common on rocks, mollusc shells, and other hard substrata.

Synonymised names:
Diaperoecia californica

External links

Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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