Lafoea dumosa Robust tree hydroid

Lafoea dumosa is commonly referred to as Robust tree hydroid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Lafoea dumosa
German:: Robuster Bäumchen-Hydoidpolyp
English:: Robust Tree Hydroid

Category:: Bryozoa

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hydrozoa (Class) > Leptothecata (Order) > Lafoeidae (Family) > Lafoea (Genus) > dumosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Fleming, ), 1820

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Antarctica, Arctic (North Polar Sea), cosmopolitan species, Greenland, Iceland, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 0 - 3940 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 0,6 °F - 77 °F (0,6°C - 25°C)
Food:: Suspension 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:

Lafoea adnata
Lafoea annulata
Lafoea benthophila
Lafoea coalescens
Lafoea dumosa
Robuster Bäumchen-Hydoidpolyp
Lafoea gaussica
Lafoea grandis
Lafoea intorta
Lafoea regia
Lafoea symmetrica
Lafoea weddelli

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-01-18 13:02:52
Last edit:: 2021-01-20 20:21:52

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Synonyms:
Lafoea capillaris G.O. Sars, 1874
Lafoea cornuta Lamouroux, 1821
Lafoea fructicosa (M. Sars, 1851)
Lafoea fruticosa (Sars, 1851)
Lafoea gracillima (Alder, 1856)
Lafoea intermedia Fraser, 1938
Lafoea pocillum Hincks, 1868
Lafoea tenellula
Lictorella flexilis Pictet & Bedot, 1900
Sertularia dumosa Fleming, 1820

External links

APHOTOMARINE (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2021.
Coralnet (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2021.
Guiamarina, Homepage Dr. Dirk Schories (multi). Abgerufen am 20.01.2021.
Habitas (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2021.
Hydroids of Greenland and Iceland (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2021.
Hydrozoan diversity on hard bottom inKongsfjorden, Svalbard (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 18.01.2021.

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