eastern cape scuba diving
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Scientific name: |
Nevianipora pulcherrima |
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Common name: |
Beauteous bryozoan |
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Taxonomy |
Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
Bryozoa |
Not defined |
Stenolaemata |
Not defined |
Cyclostomatida |
Tubuliporina |
Filisparsidae |
Not defined |
Nevianipora |
Nevianipora pulcherrima |
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Short Description:
Exquisite,delicate branched colonies with tubular zooicia that curve away from the branches and have simple round terminal orifice
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Identification features: |
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Size: |
Colonies about 10mm |
Behaviour: |
Crows only sheltered places |
Diet: |
Filterfeeder |
Distribution: |
Cape Town to Port Elizabeth |
Depth: |
25m |
Habitat: |
Shallow rocky shores |
Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa) GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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eastern cape scuba diving