Paludicella articulata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Gymnolaemata |
| Order: | Ctenostomatida |
| Family: | Paludicellidae |
| Genus: | Paludicella |
| Species: | P. articulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)
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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]
Description[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Paludicella Gervais, 1836". Recent and Fossil Bryozoa. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg 1831)". Dutch freshwater bryozoans (moss animals). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ 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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