Phylactolaemata |
Plumatellida |
Lophopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; freshwater. Temperate
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Atlantic: Baltic Sea
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
A benthic, freshwater species that grows on submerged objects, forming colonies of identical zooids. Generally sessile but motility has been observed in this species. Hermaphroditic reproduction as well as clonal asexual reproduction through budding. Suspension feeders on organic particles (Ref. 96638).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Bryozoa are hermaphroditic. Both fertilization and egg brooding may either be internal or external.
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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