Penicillus capitatus Merman's Shaving Brush

Penicillus capitatus is commonly referred to as Merman's Shaving Brush. 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 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1006 

AphiaID:

144484 

Scientific:

Penicillus capitatus 

German:

Rasierpinsel-Alge 

English:

Merman's Shaving Brush 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Halimedaceae (Family) > Penicillus (Genus) > capitatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lamarck, 1813 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Australia, Balearic Islands, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Egypt, European Coasts, Greece, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Madeira, Martinique, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Atlantic, South Australia, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 

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:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

25,5 °F - 28,3 °F (25,5°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

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

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

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:

• 
  Penicillus capitatus
  Rasierpinsel-Alge
• 
  Penicillus dumetosus
  Rasierpinselalge
• 
  Penicillus pyriformis
  Bürstenalge, Rasierpinselalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-26 11:45:04 

Last edit:

2025-09-18 19:29:31 

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