Cymopolia barbata Jointed Tuft Algae

Cymopolia barbata is commonly referred to as Jointed Tuft Algae. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18626 

AphiaID:

145300 

Scientific:

Cymopolia barbata 

German:

Glieder-Büschelalge, Bärtige Cymopolia 

English:

Jointed Tuft Algae 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Dasycladales (Order) > Dasycladaceae (Family) > Cymopolia (Genus) > barbata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 

Occurrence:

Azores, Bermuda, Columbia, Cuba, European Coasts, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, North Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, Venezuela 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3.94" - 11.81" (10cm - 30,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Cymopolia barbata
  Glieder-Büschelalge, Bärtige Cymopolia

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-09-18 14:10:12 

Last edit:

2026-09-18 14:10:12 

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