Peyssonnelia squamaria Red Algae

Peyssonnelia squamaria is commonly referred to as Red Algae. 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 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3751 

AphiaID:

145288 

Scientific:

Peyssonnelia squamaria 

German:

Dunkelrot-Schuppenblatt 

English:

Red Algae 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Peyssonneliales (Order) > Peyssonneliaceae (Family) > Peyssonnelia (Genus) > squamaria (Species) 

Initial determination:

(S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh, 1842 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alaska (Western Atlantic), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Azores, Balearic Islands, Bay of Biscay, Brazil, China, European Coasts, Gulf of California, Indonesia, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Philippines, Portugal, Red Sea, South China Sea, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea), West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

- 60 Meter 

Size:

1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

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:

• 
  Peyssonnelia rubra
  Schuppenblatt (Rotalge)
• 
  Peyssonnelia sp. 01
  Schuppenblatt
• 
  Peyssonnelia sp. 02
  Rotalge
• 
  Peyssonnelia sp.03
  Rotalge
• 
  Peyssonnelia squamaria
  Dunkelrot-Schuppenblatt

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-06-13 09:53:37 

Last edit:

2020-08-08 18:36:30 

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