Porphyra umbilicalis Purple laver, pink laver

Porphyra umbilicalis is commonly referred to as Purple laver, pink laver. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6280 

AphiaID:

144437 

Scientific:

Porphyra umbilicalis 

German:

Purpurtang, Hauttang 

English:

Purple Laver, Pink Laver 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Bangiophyceae (Class) > Bangiales (Order) > Bangiaceae (Family) > Porphyra (Genus) > umbilicalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kützing, 1843 

Occurrence:

Russland, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Australia, Azores, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada Eastern Pacific, Chile, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Florida, Greenland, Iceland, Indian Ocean, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Peru, Portugal, Scandinavia, Senegal, Skagerrak (North Sea), South America, South Atlantic, South-Pazific, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tasman Sea, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Faroe Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 1,25 Meter 

Size:

3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

53.6 °F - 80.6 °F (12°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

3 - Ganska enkel 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Porphyra umbilicalis
  Purpurtang, Hauttang

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-25 21:21:28 

Last edit:

2020-04-04 21:55:52 

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