Pentapora foliacea Potato Crisp Bryozoan, Rose Coral

Pentapora foliacea is commonly referred to as Potato Crisp Bryozoan, Rose Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5801 

AphiaID:

150672 

Scientific:

Pentapora foliacea 

German:

Meerrose, Rose des Meeres 

English:

Potato Crisp Bryozoan, Rose Coral 

Category:

Bryozoa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Bitectiporidae (Family) > Pentapora (Genus) > foliacea (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ellis & Solander, ), 1786 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Belgium, France, Ireland, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

25 - 35 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 15.75" (20cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pentapora americana
• 
  Pentapora fascialis
  Elchgeweih-Moostierchen, Band-Moostierchen
• Pentapora ottomuelleriana

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pentapora foliacea
  Meerrose, Rose des Meeres

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-24 20:42:21 

Last edit:

2022-09-25 13:57:32 

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