Gymnolaemata |
Cheilostomatida |
Scrupariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 9 - 27 m (Ref. 1442). Temperate
Northeast Atlantic, Antarctic and the Mediterranean Sea: Crozet Island, Germany and UK. Temperate and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Depth range from Isles of Scilly record (Ref. 1442); to be replaced with a better reference. Found on Laminaria sp. holdfast and rocks (Ref. 1442). This is a suspension feeder (Ref. 3477).
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.
Hayward, P.J. 1971 The marine fauna and flora of the Isles of Scilly. Bryozoa and Entoprocta. Journal of Natural History. 5:481-489. (Ref. 1442)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.5 - 12.5, mean 10.5 (based on 380 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
