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| Scientific name: |
Bugula neritina |
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| Common name: |
Neritic moss animal |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Bryozoa |
Not Defined |
Gymnolaemata |
Not Defined |
Cheilostomata |
Anasca |
Bugulidae |
Not Defined |
Bugula |
Bugula neritina |
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Short Description:
An erect, arborescent bryozoan whose colonies form brown or reddish tufts on whatever substratum they encounter. It is a common and abundant member of the fouling community. A membrane covers the frontal surface. B. neritina differs from other species in this genus in that it possesses no avicularia and no spines. Rather, its zooids have sharp points in the distal corners.
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Identification
features: |
The lophophore measures an average of 0.764 mm in diameter and bears 23 tentacles. |
| Size: |
Zooids are large and measure an average of 0.97 X 0.28 mm |
| Behaviour: |
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| Diet: |
Filter feeder |
| Distribution: |
Throughout warm water areas of the world and is considered a troubling fouling organism. |
| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Habitat: |
Shallow rocky reefs |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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