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Jania micrarthrodia Red Alga

Jania micrarthrodia is commonly referred to as Red Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6205 
AphiaID:
145128 
Scientific:
Jania micrarthrodia 
German:
Rotalge 
English:
Red Alga 
Category:
Red algae 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinales (Order) > Corallinaceae (Family) > Jania (Genus) > micrarthrodia (Species) 
Initial determination:
J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 
Occurrence:
Australia, Christmas Islands, Egypt, European Coasts, Hawaii, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tansania, Tasmania (Australia), Vietnam 
Size:
0.79" - 2.36" (2cm - 6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Photosynthesis 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-10-12 19:00:17 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Jania micrarthrodia are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Jania micrarthrodia, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Jania micrarthrodia, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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J.V.Lamouroux, 1816

Synonyms:

Corallina antennina (Kützing) Kützing, 1858
Corallina constricta Kützing, 1858
Corallina micrarthrodia (J.V.Lamouroux) Reinbold, 1900
Corallina tenuissima (Sonder) Kützing
Jania antennina Kützing, 1843
Jania micrarthrodia f. antennina (Kützing) Yendo, 1905
Jania micrarthrodia var. alpha tenuissima (Sonder) Areschoug, 1852
Jania micrarthrodia var. ß antennina (Kützing) Areschoug, 1852
Jania micrarthrodia var. tenuissima (Sonder) Sonder, 1880
Jania tenuissima Sonder, 1848

External links

  1. Algae Base (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Florabase: Western Australian Flora (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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