Lithophyllum fasciculatum encrusting coralline alga

Lithophyllum fasciculatum is commonly referred to as encrusting coralline alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3742 

AphiaID:

145148 

Scientific:

Lithophyllum fasciculatum 

German:

Kalkrotalge 

English:

Encrusting Coralline Alga 

Category:

Red algae 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinales (Order) > Lithophyllaceae (Family) > Lithophyllum (Genus) > fasciculatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck) Foslie, 1898 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Indian Ocean, Japan, Mauritius, Scandinavia, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

0,5 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Zooxanthellae / Light 

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:

• 
  Lithophyllum bamleri
  Bamlers Krustenrotalge
• 
  Lithophyllum fasciculatum
  Kalkrotalge
• 
  Lithophyllum sp.01
  Kalkrotalge
• 
  Lithophyllum stictiforme
  Rotalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-06-01 14:58:18 

Last edit:

2020-09-10 08:55:16 

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