Belgian Coast, British Isles, Calais, Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone, Holy Island, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Katwijk, Klaverbank, North Sea, North West Atlantic, Northumberland, Oosterschelde, Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone, Spleet, Stroombank, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Vlissingen, Westerschelde, Westhinder, Westkapelle, Wimereux, Zeeland

lower North Shore

Schizomavella linearis is an encrusting bryozoan that forms broad pale pink colonies. Colonies are initially composed of a single layer of autozooids, but later develop multiple layers. On occasion colonies produce lobed or folded sheets which are partly free of the substrate. Autozooids are rectangular or polygonal and convex. They are 0.4-0.7 by 0.3-0.4 mm and arranged in radiating linear series.

Schizomavella linearis is distributed throughout the north-east Atlantic region, ranging from west Norway and Faroe to the Mediterranean. It widespread and common on all British coasts. Schizomavella linearis appears to be one of the most common species of the genus in British waters.

Infrallitoral of the Gulf and estuary

Depth range based on 71 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 26 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 168
  Temperature range (°C): 9.968 - 16.565
  Nitrate (umol/L): 1.061 - 8.636
  Salinity (PPS): 34.633 - 39.053
  Oxygen (ml/l): 5.332 - 6.375
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.136 - 0.596
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.801 - 3.727

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 168

Temperature range (°C): 9.968 - 16.565

Nitrate (umol/L): 1.061 - 8.636

Salinity (PPS): 34.633 - 39.053

Oxygen (ml/l): 5.332 - 6.375

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.136 - 0.596

Silicate (umol/l): 1.801 - 3.727
 
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The species is able to colonise rock, shell and Laminaria holdfasts. It is commonly found on the underside of large stones on sheltered rocky shores. It ranges from the shore to edge of the continental shelf.

Plant / epiphyte
Schizomavella linearis grows on holdfast of Laminaria

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.   Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen.  Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.


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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1