Disporella violacea violet encrusting Bryozoan

Disporella violacea is commonly referred to as violet encrusting Bryozoan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Keoki & Yuko Okano Stender, Hawaii

disporella violacea, Copyright George Keoki Stender

Courtesy of the author Keoki & Yuko Okano Stender, Hawaii . Please visit www.marinelifephotography.com for more information.

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lexID:: 6412
AphiaID:: 470852

Scientific:: Disporella violacea
German:: Moostierchen
English:: Violet Encrusting Bryozoan

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Stenolaemata (Class) > Cyclostomatida (Order) > Lichenoporidae (Family) > Disporella (Genus) > violacea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Canu & Bassler, ), 1928

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Indo Pacific, USA
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.87" - 1.18" (2.2cm - 3cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C)
Food:: Plankton
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:

Disporella alaskensis
Disporella alboranensis
Disporella astraea
Disporella borgi
Disporella boutani
Disporella bullata
Disporella buski
Disporella buskiana
Disporella canaliculata
Disporella clypeiformis
Disporella complicata
Disporella compta
Disporella cookae
Disporella crassa
Disporella cristata
Disporella densiporoides
Disporella fimbriata
Disporella harmeri
Disporella hispida
Moostierchen
Disporella humilis
Disporella julesi
Disporella minima
Disporella novaehollandiae
Disporella octoradiata
Disporella ovoidea
Disporella pila
Disporella piramidata
Disporella plumosa
Disporella porosa
Disporella pristis
Disporella robusta
Disporella sacculus
Disporella separata
Lila Krusten-Moostierchen
Disporella smitti
Disporella spinulosa
Disporella tridentata
Disporella truncata
Disporella violacea
Moostierchen
Disporella wanganuiensis
Disporella zurigneae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-11-13 18:50:38
Last edit:: 2019-09-09 16:29:02

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Disporella violacea (Canu & Bassler, 1928)

The colour is blue or magenta.Disporella violacea has a flat central area ringed by sharp points. This Moss animal colonies live on ledges and cavern. These animals are found in Hawaiii and the Indo-Pacific.

size : 1 inch.

External links

MarinelifePhotography Keoki Stender (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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disporella violacea, Copyright George Keoki Stender

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