Phoronopsis californica Hilton, 1930 Larva: Actinotrocha californica Temereva, 2009 |
° References of the most recent publications Pictures of Phoronopsis californica
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Diagnosis | ||||||
Last update: September 30, 2017 Deep collar-fold below the lophophore (genus character): about 1 mm.
Extended specimens more than 450 mm long, diameter 2.5-5 mm.
Sexual reproduction: dioecious. No information on egg release; males with large membranous lophophoral organs. Phoronopsis californica is embedded vertically in soft sediments, from coarse sands to mud; depth range from the intertidal zone to 30 m.
The distribution of Phoronis californica is represented below on the map. Type-locality: Balboa Bay, Los Angeles (USA) Last update: September 30, 2017 |
Weinberg S., 2017. Biotopes, flore et invertébrés. In: Découvrir la vie sous-marine de la mer Rouge au Pacifique. Editions Gap, Challes-les-Eaux, vol. I (in press).
Emig C. C., Roldán & J. M. Viéitez, 2001. Phoronida. In: European Register of Marine Species, a check list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification, Costello M. J., Emblow C. & R. White (eds). Patrimoines Naturels, 50, 324-325.
Emig C. C., Roldán C. & J. M. Viéitez, 2000. Foronídeos del litoral luso-español. Phoronida from the Luso-Iberian zone. Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natura (Sec. Biol.), 96 (1-2),77-83.
References on Phoronopsis californica
Fig. 1 - Phoronopsis californica: in Visayas (Philippines) - see Weinberg (2017).
Fig. 2 & 3 - Phoronopsis californica in Madeira (Portugal): São Pedro, southeast coast, about 30 m depth. Copyright Peter Wirtz. Dr. Peter Wirtz, PO Box 103, P - 9125 Canico, Madeira (Portugal)... Fig. 4 & 5 - Phoronopsis californica in California (USA).
Fig. 6 & 7 - Phoronopsis californica in Madeira (Portugal): specimen with a white lophophore, at 30 m depth on a sandy slope, and another in a big and dark cave in 17 m depth. Copyright Peter Wirtz.
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