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Xavier Salvador Costa. 2020. ELS BRIOZOUS DE LA VALL D'aro

BRIOZOUS DE LA VALL D'ARO Llistat dels briozous detectats al litoral de la vall del Ridaura, elaborat per Xavier Salvador Costa, el 05/10/20. Nom científic Hàbitat Costa Curiositats Observador Nom Ridaura comú Amathia lendigera Extraploms i coves Rar Se n'alimenta Palio notus Xavier Salvador Amathia verticillata Roca Molt comú Se n'alimenta Okenia longiductis i Polycerella emertoni Xavier Salvador Beania hirtissima cylindrica Roca Rar Xavier Salvador Beania magellanica Roca Comú Xavier Salvador Bicellariella ciliata Extraploms i coves Comú Se n'alimenta Antiopella cristata i Polycera Xavier Salvador quadrilineata Bugula calathus Roca Molt comú Se n'alimenta Antiopella cristata i Polycera Xavier Salvador quadrilineata Bugula neritina Ports Molt comú Se n'alimenta Polycera quadrilienata i Polycera Xavier Salvador hedgpethi Bugula turbinata Extraploms i coves Rar Se n'alimenta Polycera elegans Xavier Salvador Caberea boryi Roca Comú Xavier Salvador Calpensia nobilis Roca Comú Xavier Salvador Chartella tenella Extraploms i coves Rar Se n'alimenta Crimora papillata Xavier Salvador Crisia denticulata Coves Rar Xavier Salvador Electra posidoniae Posidonia Molt comú Se n'alimenta Limacia clavigera Xavier Salvador Margaretta cereoides Roca Rar Xavier Salvador Myriapora truncata Roca Molt comú Xavier Fals corall Salvador Patinella radiata Roca Comú Xavier Salvador Pentapora fascilis Roca Molt comú Xavier Corn d'alç Salvador Phoronis australis Sorra Molt rar Viu associat a Ceranthus membranaceus Xavier Salvador Phoronis hippocrepia Roca Comú Viu en agropacions de molts individus en zones Xavier Salvador fosques Reptadeonella violacea Infralipidicola Comú Se n'alimenta Knoutsodonta pictoni Xavier Salvador Reteporella grimaldii Roca Comú Xavier Salvador Schizobrachiella sanguinea Extraploms i coves Comú Se n'alimenta Knoutsodonta neapolitana Xavier Salvador Schizomavella mamillata Roca Comú Xavier Salvador Schizoporella errata Roques en mig de la Comú Xavier Salvador sorra Tricellaria inopinata Extraploms i coves Rar Se n'alimenta Janolus hyalinus Xavier Salvador Watersipora subatra Coves Molt rar Xavier Salvador Tubulipora hemiphragmata Infralipidicola Rar Xavier Salvador Orbulina sp Planctònic Rar Xavier Salvador .

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