Paludicella articulata

Paludicella articulata is a species of freshwater moss animal in the family Paludicellidae.[1][2] It is found in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.[2]

Paludicella articulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Gymnolaemata
Order: Ctenostomatida
Family: Paludicellidae
Genus: Paludicella
Species:
P. articulata
Binomial name
Paludicella articulata
(Ehrenberg, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcyonella articulata Ehrenberg, 1831

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).[3]

Habitat

The species live in a colony, which always grow on a place where they are sheltered from silt.[3] In Norway, it lives in lakes up to 1,397 metres (4,583 ft) above sea level.[4]

References
  1. "Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. "Paludicella Gervais, 1836". Recent and Fossil Bryozoa. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. "Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg 1831)". Dutch freshwater bryozoans (moss animals). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. Økland, Karen Anna & Økland, Jan (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. S2CID 39721563.


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