Membranipora membranacea (Linnaeus, 1767)
Kelp encrusting bryozoan| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2100 |
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| Membranipora membranacea AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Gymnolaemata | Cheilostomatida | Membraniporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 28 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Size refers to diameter (Ref. 865). Found on Laminaria fronds and holdfast and on rocks (Ref. 1442). An epibenthic suspension/filter feeder; omnivorous, thrives on particulate organic matter and phytoplankton (Ref. 93816).
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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Hayward, P.J. 1971. (Ref. 1442)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Internet sources
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, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 8.1 - 16.1, mean 10.7 (based on 1053 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.