Arctonula arctica Moss animal

Arctonula arctica is commonly referred to as Moss animal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7102 

AphiaID:

111479 

Scientific:

Arctonula arctica 

German:

Moostierchen 

English:

Moss Animal 

Category:

Bryozoa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Romancheinidae (Family) > Arctonula (Genus) > arctica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(M. Sars, ), 1851 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Chukchi Sea, Greenland, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean) 

Sea depth:

5 - 150 Meter 

Size:

0.2" - 1.18" (0.5cm - 3cm) 

Temperature:

1,5 °F - 3,6 °F (1,5°C - 3,6°C) 

Food:

Copepods, Filter feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Arctonula arctica
  Moostierchen
• Arctonula kunashiri

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-03 09:14:16 

Last edit:

2021-05-01 17:29:18 

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