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Bellflower

Lophopus crystallinus (Pallas, 1768)

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The bellflower (Lophopus crystallinus) is a species in the family Lophopodidae, order Plumatellida.

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Quick facts about the bellflower

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bellflower live?

Not recorded

Is the bellflower endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bellflower classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumBryozoa
  3. classPhylactolaemata
  4. orderPlumatellida
  5. familyLophopodidae
  6. genusLophopus
  7. SpeciesLophopus crystallinus (Pallas, 1768)

Synonyms Lophopus trembleyi, Tubularia crystallina

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Crystal moss-animalEnglish
  • Freshwater bryozoanEnglish
  • mechovka křištálováCzech
  • SüßwasserbryozoeGerman
  • Lophopode cristallinFrench
  • mechovka křišťálováCzech
  • Süßwasser-MoostierchenGerman
  • Lophode cristalinFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bellflower

Other species in the same genus Lophopus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bellflower?

The bellflower (Lophopus crystallinus) belongs to the family Lophopodidae in the order Plumatellida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bellflower (Lophopus crystallinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bellflower

MLA

“Bellflower (Lophopus crystallinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bellflower.

BibTeX
@misc{bellflower_2026,
  title = {Bellflower (Lophopus crystallinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bellflower},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}