Victorella pavida or trembling sea mat is a species of bryozoan found in shallow waters of low or fluctuating salinity, such as lagoons and estuaries. In summer (the growing season) it can have the appearance of velvet. The zooids may be from 0.3 mm to 1 mm in length.[1] They live in colonies underwater attaching to stones. They feed using tiny hairs attached to their crown of tentacles to catch tiny particles flowing through the water, also known as "filter feeding".
It is common in the Mediterranean Sea, and has also been reported in the North Sea (on the European Mainland), the Baltic, the Black Sea, India, Japan, Brazil, and the eastern United States.[2]Swanpool, a coastal saline lagoon (brackish lake), in Falmouth, has been recorded to have significant populations of Victorella pavida. Data from 2012, recorded by the Environment Agency, suggests that this species is also present within the River Thames Estuary; albeit in low numbers.[3]
Wm. S. KentMemoirs: On a New Polyzoon, "Victorella Pavida," from the Victoria Docks, Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, s2-10: 34-39. The paper in which Saville-Kent first described the species.
^Carter, Michelle; Jackson, Angus (2007). "Habitat preferences and distribution for adult Victorella pavida (Trembling sea mat)". Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland. Marine Biological Association. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
^"Marine Benthic Invertebrate Species". data.gov.uk. 29 September 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^. www.nhm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19.
^"Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)". The UK Statute Law Database. The Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce - information on Victorella pavida
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