Paludicella articulata

Paludicella articulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Bryozoa
Class:	Gymnolaemata
Order:	Ctenostomata
Family:	Paludicellidae
Genus:	Paludicella
Species:	P. articulata
Binomial name
Paludicella articulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)

Paludicella articulata is a species of freshwater moss animal in the genus Paludicella.

Coloniess can grow to a maximum diameter of 10 cm (4 in). They have chitin shine that is similar to the beetles shield. The color is brown. Their life cycle is usually a few months. They breed in spring, at which time the temperature is above 10 °C (50 °F), and die in October, when the temperature drops to about 9 °C (48 °F).

The species live in a colony, which always grow on a place where they are sheltered from silt. It lives in lakes up to 1,397 metres (4,583 ft) above sea level.

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