Mazzaella flaccida Iridescent Weed

Mazzaella flaccida is commonly referred to as Iridescent Weed. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA

Mazzaella flaccida, Iridescent Weed,Specimen found cast ashore,Spooner's Cove,Montana de Oro State Park,San Luis Obispo Co., California 2022

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AphiaID:: 371701

Scientific:: Mazzaella flaccida
German:: Schillernde Rotalge
English:: Iridescent Weed

Category:

Family tree:: Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Gigartinales (Order) > Gigartinaceae (Family) > Mazzaella (Genus) > flaccida (Species)
Initial determination:: (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq, 1993

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, USA
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:: - 7 Meter
Size:: up to 55.12" (140 cm)
Food:: Photosynthesis
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-06-14 19:33:22
Last edit:: 2022-06-14 19:33:39

Info

Mazzaella flaccida (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq, 1993

Mazzaella flaccida, common knwon as The Iridescent Weed, is a red macroalga with flat-bladed morphology. Can be found interdial on rocky habitat.

Very similat to Mazzaella splendens.

Synonymised names:
Gigartina flaccida (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) D.H.Kim, 1976 · unaccepted (synonym)
Iridaea agardhiana (Setchell & Gardner) Kylin, 1941 · unaccepted
Iridaea flaccida (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva, 1957 · unaccepted
Iridaea minor J.Agardh, 1849 · unaccepted
Iridophycus agardhianus Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1937 · unaccepted
Iridophycus flaccidus Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1937 · unaccepted

External links

MARINe Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (en). Abgerufen am 14.06.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 14.06.2022.

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Mazzaella flaccida, Iridescent Weed,Specimen found cast ashore,Spooner's Cove,Montana de Oro State Park,San Luis Obispo Co., California 2022

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