Gephyrophora polymorpha Staghorn false coral

Gephyrophora polymorpha is commonly referred to as Staghorn false coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Gigantopora polymorpha (Staghorn false coral),Port Elizabeth 2010, Copyright Johan Swanepoel

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lexID:: 9404
AphiaID:: 709540

Scientific:: Gephyrophora polymorpha
German:: Moostierchen
English:: Staghorn False Coral

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Gigantoporidae (Family) > Gephyrophora (Genus) > polymorpha (Species)
Initial determination:: Busk, 1884

Occurrence:: South-Africa
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C)
Food:: Filter feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Gephyrophora rubra

More related species in this lexicon:

Gephyrophora polymorpha
Moostierchen

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-02-27 20:37:45
Last edit:: 2024-05-05 21:25:00

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Gephyrophora polymorpha (Busk, 1884)

This orange bryozoan are branched, coral-like, robust and heavily laden with calcium carbonate.Gephyrophora polymorpha is a filterfeeder.

Synonymised names
Adeonella ponticula O'Donoghue, 1924 · unaccepted (Junior synonym)
Gigantopora polymorpha (Busk, 1884) · unaccepted

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Gigantopora polymorpha (Staghorn false coral),Port Elizabeth 2010, Copyright Johan Swanepoel

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