Virididentula dentata Dentate moss animal, blue bryozoan

Virididentula dentata is commonly referred to as Dentate moss animal, blue bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10102 

AphiaID:

833987 

Scientific:

Virididentula dentata 

German:

Grün-Blaues Moostierchen 

English:

Dentate Moss Animal, Blue Bryozoan 

Category:

Bryozoa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Bugulidae (Family) > Virididentula (Genus) > dentata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamouroux, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Azores, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, South-Africa 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 19.69" (50 cm) 

Temperature:

~ 68 °F (20°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Virididentula dentata
  Grün-Blaues Moostierchen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-11-04 19:54:58 

Last edit:

2021-01-01 12:13:57 

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