Sylvain Le Bris, Frankreich
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(Pallas, 1766)
The false coral Myriapora truncata is a bryozoan (Bryozoa) that occurs throughout the Mediterranean Sea and in parts of the adjacent eastern Atlantic Ocean. They grow to a size of approx. 15 cm and live in low-light areas.
Bryozoans, also known as bryozoans or polyzoans, are multicellular animals that live in fresh and salt water.
Due to their small (microscopic) size, individual animals are difficult to spot, but larger colonies are easily recognizable as flat structures. Asexual reproduction occurs through budding, similar to a plant.
Approximately 5,000 recent and 16,000 fossil species of bryozoans have been described in fresh and salt water.
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Synonym:
Millepora truncata Pallas, 1766
The false coral Myriapora truncata is a bryozoan (Bryozoa) that occurs throughout the Mediterranean Sea and in parts of the adjacent eastern Atlantic Ocean. They grow to a size of approx. 15 cm and live in low-light areas.
Bryozoans, also known as bryozoans or polyzoans, are multicellular animals that live in fresh and salt water.
Due to their small (microscopic) size, individual animals are difficult to spot, but larger colonies are easily recognizable as flat structures. Asexual reproduction occurs through budding, similar to a plant.
Approximately 5,000 recent and 16,000 fossil species of bryozoans have been described in fresh and salt water.
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Synonym:
Millepora truncata Pallas, 1766
