WoRMS taxon details
Schizoporella obesa (Waters, 1900)
159889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159889)
accepted
Species
Hippodiplosia obesa (Waters, 1900) · unaccepted
Hippoporella obesa (Waters, 1900) · unaccepted (Alternative combination)
Porella obesa Waters, 1900 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Porella obesa Waters, 1900) Waters, A. W. (1900). Bryozoa from Franz-Josef Land, collected by the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition, 1896-1897. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society (zoology) London.</em> 28: 43-105. [details]
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region); lower North Shore
Taxonomy 156343 is ITIS TSN number for Hippodiplosia obesa
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region); lower North Shore [details]
Taxonomy 156343 is ITIS TSN number for Hippodiplosia obesa
Taxonomy 156343 is ITIS TSN number for Hippodiplosia obesa [details]
Bock, P. (2025). World List of Bryozoa. Schizoporella obesa (Waters, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159889 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Porella obesa Waters, 1900) Waters, A. W. (1900). Bryozoa from Franz-Josef Land, collected by the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition, 1896-1897. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society (zoology) London.</em> 28: 43-105. [details]
basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]





Unreviewed
Diet small microorganisms, including diatoms and other unicellualr algae [details]Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region); lower North Shore [details]
Habitat circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary; sessile, colonial on hard substratum epifauna in the marine environment [details]
Predators grazing organisms such as sea urchins and fish; also subject to competition and overgrowth from sponges, algae, and tunicates [details]
Reproduction sexual and asexual; bryozoan colonies consist of replicated series of zooids, each budded asexually from a predecessor. The founding zooid metamorphoses from the sexually produced larva. Hermaphroditic. [details]
Taxonomy 156343 is ITIS TSN number for Hippodiplosia obesa [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Hippodiplosia obesa (Waters, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Porella obesa Waters, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Hippoporella obesa (Waters, 1900))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Porella obesa Waters, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Hippoporella obesa (Waters, 1900))