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Cristatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Species
  
C. mucedo

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Phylactolaemata

Phylum
  
Bryozoa

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Family
  
Cristatellidae Allman, 1856

Similar
  
Cristatella mucedo, Phylactolaemata, Plumatella, Pectinatella, Plumatella repens

Cristatella mucedo moss animal


Cristatella mucedo is a bryozoan in the family Cristatellidae, and the only species of the genus Cristatella.

Contents

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Distribution

Cristatella Cristatella mucedo

The species can be found in north-eastern North America (Canada, and United States), Northern Europe, including United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands from sea level to 1,116 metres (3,661 ft) asl.

Habitat and ecology

Cristatella Cristatella mucedo freshwater Bryozoan or moss animal 2012

The species prefers cold climate waters. They live in statoblastic colonies. The habitat is either lotic or lentic, including man-made water bodies such as gravel pits.

Cristatella Cristatella mucedo

Populations in Europe are genetically relatively homogeneous, perhaps reflecting postglacial colonization representing a single lineage. In contrasts, North American populations are highly diverse. There is some evidence of two different major lineages, perhaps representing cryptic species or subspecies, with hybridization that have boosted genetic diversity.

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References

Cristatella Wikipedia