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Schizoretepora tessellata Smooth lacy false coral

Schizoretepora tessellata is commonly referred to as Smooth lacy false coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Schizoretepora tessellata,fan reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
9423 
AphiaID:
470280 
Scientific:
Schizoretepora tessellata 
German:
Moostierchen 
English:
Smooth Lacy False Coral 
Category:
Bryozoa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Phidoloporidae (Family) > Schizoretepora (Genus) > tessellata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hincks, ), 1878 
Occurrence:
Australia, Indian Ocean, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1.57" - 4.72" (4cm - 12cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Filter feeder, No reliable information available 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-24 20:59:35 

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Schizoretepora tessellata (Hincks, 1878)

The Smooth lacy false coral consist of upright and punctured plates, forms delicate brittle colonies.The colour is bright orange. Colony size is 4,0 cm-12,0 cm in diameter.

Similar is the bryozoan Reteporella lata (Scollaped lacy false coral).

Bryozoans are filterfeeder.

Synonymised names
Retepora tessellata Hincks, 1878 · unaccepted

Direct children (2)
Variety Schizoretepora tessellata var. caespitosa (Busk, 1884)
Variety Schizoretepora tessellata var. pubens (Busk, 1884)

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Schizoretepora tesselata (Smooth lacy false coral),Port Elizabeth 2009, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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Schizoretepora tessellata,fan reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Schizoretepora tessellata,fan reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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