Asparagopsis taxiformis Red sea plume

Asparagopsis taxiformis is commonly referred to as Red sea plume. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6200 

AphiaID:

144439 

Scientific:

Asparagopsis taxiformis 

German:

Rotalge 

English:

Red Sea Plume 

Category:

Red algae 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Bonnemaisoniales (Order) > Bonnemaisoniaceae (Family) > Asparagopsis (Genus) > taxiformis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Delile) Trevisan de Saint-Léon, 1845 

Occurrence:

El Salvador, Ghana, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Australia, Azores, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Costa Rica, Cuba, East cost of USA, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, European Coasts, Fiji, Florida, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Invasive Species, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Laccadive Sea, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Moorea, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland (Australia), Samoa, Senegal, South Australia, South-Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, West-Atlantic Ocean, Western Australia, Yemen, Zanzibar 

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 - 22 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 7.87" (5cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

19,3 °F - 29,2 °F (19,3°C - 29,2°C) 

Food:

Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Asparagopsis armata
  Harpunenalge
• 
  Asparagopsis sp.
  Rote Büschelalge
• 
  Asparagopsis taxiformis
  Rotalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-11 20:07:34 

Last edit:

2024-11-21 19:33:23 

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