Psilophycus alveatus Red Alga

Psilophycus alveatus is commonly referred to as Red Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17143 

AphiaID:

624503 

Scientific:

Psilophycus alveatus 

German:

Rotalge 

English:

Red Alga 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Gigartinales (Order) > Gigartinaceae (Family) > Psilophycus (Genus) > alveatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Turner) W.A.Nelson, Leister & Hommersand, 2011 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, New Zealand 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Beach, Coastal waters, Marine / Salt Water, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Sandy sea floors 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

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:

• 
  Psilophycus alveatus
  Rotalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-14 13:25:34 

Last edit:

2025-01-14 13:25:34 

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