Padina pavonica Peacock’s Tail

Padina pavonica is commonly referred to as Peacock’s Tail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3329 

AphiaID:

145385 

Scientific:

Padina pavonica 

German:

Pfauenschwanz Padina, Braunalge 

English:

Peacock’s Tail 

Category:

Brown algae 

Family tree:

Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Dictyotales (Order) > Dictyotaceae (Family) > Padina (Genus) > pavonica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus) Thivy, 1960 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Sudan, Djibouti, the Black Sea, (the) Maldives, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Azores, Belize, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, France, French Polynesia, Greece, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Lybia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malta, Mauritania, Micronesia, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Portugal, Red Sea, Réunion , São Tomé e Principé, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia, Somalia, South America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tansania, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Mudflat, Wadden Sea, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

18,1 °F - 29,1 °F (18,1°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Padina gymnospora
  Trichter Braunalge
• 
  Padina melemele
  Gelbe Padina
• 
  Padina pavonica
  Pfauenschwanz Padina, Braunalge
• 
  Padina profunda
  Tiefe Padina, Braunalge
• 
  Padina sanctae-crucis
  Trichteralge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-09-14 19:50:52 

Last edit:

2024-03-20 16:21:22 

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