Gephyrophora polymorpha Staghorn False Coral

Gephyrophora polymorpha is commonly referred to as Staghorn False Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9404 

AphiaID:

709540 

Scientific:

Gephyrophora polymorpha 

German:

Falsche Koralle, Moostierchen 

English:

Staghorn False Coral 

Category:

Bryozoa 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Bryozoa (Phylum) > Gymnolaemata (Class) > Cheilostomatida (Order) > Gigantoporidae (Family) > Gephyrophora (Genus) > polymorpha (Species) 

Initial determination:

Busk, 1884 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

Sea depth:

- 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gephyrophora rubra

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Gephyrophora polymorpha
  Falsche Koralle, Moostierchen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-27 20:37:45 

Last edit:

2026-04-18 17:13:07 

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