Paludicella articulata

Paludicella articulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Ctenostomata
Family: Paludicellidae
Genus: Paludicella
Species: P. articulata
Binomial name
Paludicella articulata
(Ehrenberg, 1831)

Paludicella articulata is a species of freshwater moss animal in the genus Paludicella.

Description

Colonies can grow to a maximum diameter of 10 cm (4 in). They have chitin shine that is similar to the beetles shield. The color is brown. Their life cycle is usually a few months. They breed in spring, at which time the temperature is above 10 °C (50 °F), and die in October, when the temperature drops to about 9 °C (48 °F).[1]

Habitat

The species live in a colony, which always grow on a place where they are sheltered from silt.[1] It lives in lakes up to 1,397 metres (4,583 ft) above sea level.[2]

Bibliography

  • Økland, K. A., & Økland, J. (2000) Freshwater bryozoans (Bryozoa) of Norway: distribution and ecology of Cristatella mucedo and Paludicella articulata. Hydrobiologia, 421(1), 1-24 (résumé).

References

  1. 1 2 "Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg 1831)". Dutch freshwater bryozoans (moss animals). Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ Karen Anna Økland & Jan Økland (2000). "Freshwater bryozoans (Bryozoa) of Norway: Distribution and ecology of Cristatella mucedo and Paludicella articulata". Hydrobiologia. 421 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1023/A:1003917200848.


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