Tropidozoum cellariiforme Sea Mat, Moss Animal

Tropidozoum cellariiforme is commonly referred to as Sea Mat, Moss Animal. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13262 

AphiaID:

472209 

Scientific:

Tropidozoum cellariiforme 

German:

Moostierchen 

English:

Sea Mat, Moss Animal 

Category:

Mosdiertjes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Euthyrisellidae (Family) > Tropidozoum (Genus) > cellariiforme (Species) 

Initial determination:

Harmer, 1957 

Occurrence:

Cebu ((Philippines), Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South Australia 

Sea depth:

- 25 Meter 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Copepods, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

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:

• Tropidozoum burrowsi
• 
  Tropidozoum cellariiforme
  Moostierchen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-09-19 15:43:57 

Last edit:

2020-09-23 13:03:15 

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