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Lithothrix aspergillum Articulate Coralline Alga, Stone Hair

Lithothrix aspergillum is commonly referred to as Articulate Coralline Alga, Stone Hair. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Foto: North Point, Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, Kalifornien, USA


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lexID:
13917 
AphiaID:
372598 
Scientific:
Lithothrix aspergillum 
German:
Koralline Rotalge 
English:
Articulate Coralline Alga, Stone Hair 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Corallinales (Order) > Lithophyllaceae (Family) > Lithothrix (Genus) > aspergillum (Species) 
Initial determination:
J.E.Gray, 1867 
Occurrence:
Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, West Coast USA 
Sea depth:
4.6 - 6,,5 Meter 
Size:
up to 5.12" (13 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-06-02 15:35:01 

Info

Lithothrix aspergillum is found only from British Columbia (Canada) to south to California on the west coast of the USA.
The alga is bright purple in color and settles on rocks and other solid substrate
in lower intertidal areas.

The thalli is loosely tufted and has numerous irregular lateral branches.
The lower segment of the alga contains the spherical calcified segments.

We thank Marlin Harms for the first two photos of this species.

Synonyme:
Amphiroa aspergillum f. nana Setchell & Gardner, 1903
Lithothrix aspergillum f. nana (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Yendo, 1905

External links

  1. AlgaeBase (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2021.
  2. Convergence of joint mechanics in independently-evolving, articulated coralline algae (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2021.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 01.06.2021.

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Foto: North Point, Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, Kalifornien, USA
Foto: North Point, Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, Kalifornien, USA

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