Bugula neritina, Branching moss worm
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Bugula neritina   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Branching moss worm

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gymnolaemata | Cheilostomatida | Bugulidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 320 m (Ref. 865).  Temperate

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm H hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3248)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 116066. Epibenthic, encrusting, erect (Ref. 116066). Found in rocky subtidal (Ref. 116251), on giant kelp fronds, pilings, and boats hulls to a depth of 80 meters (Ref. 865). Suspension feeder (Ref. 116251). Part of fouling communities attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the phylum Bryozoa are hermaphroditic. Both fertilization and egg brooding may either be internal or external.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Gappa, J.L. 2000 Species richness of marine Bryozoa in the continental shelf and slope off Argentina (south-west Atlantic). Diversity and Distribution. 6:15-27. (Ref. 1202)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.8 - 24.9, mean 19.7 (based on 400 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.