Heteropora pacifica Northern Staghorn Bryozoan

Heteropora pacifica is commonly referred to as Northern Staghorn Bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13047 

AphiaID:

718279 

Scientific:

Heteropora pacifica 

German:

Nördliches Geweih-Moostierchen 

English:

Northern Staghorn Bryozoan 

Category:

Mszywioły 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Stenolaemata (Class) > Cyclostomatida (Order) > Heteroporidae (Family) > Heteropora (Genus) > pacifica (Species) 

Initial determination:

Borg, 1933 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

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:

1 - 27 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 18.11" (46 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 59 °F (°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Protozoa, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

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:

• Heteropora alaskensis
• Heteropora chilensis
• Heteropora japonica
• Heteropora urupae

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Heteropora pacifica
  Nördliches Geweih-Moostierchen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-05-28 20:02:09 

Last edit:

2024-07-22 14:08:47 

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