Valonia ventricosa Bubble Algae, Sailor’s Eyeball

Valonia ventricosa is commonly referred to as Bubble Algae, Sailor’s Eyeball. Difficulty in the aquarium: Łatwy . A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2117 

AphiaID:

211680 

Scientific:

Valonia ventricosa 

German:

Kugelalge, Blasenalge, Seeman-Auge 

English:

Bubble Algae, Sailor’s Eyeball 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Cladophorales (Order) > Valoniaceae (Family) > Valonia (Genus) > ventricosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

J.Agardh, 1887 

Occurrence:

Sudan, Aldabra Group, Australia, Balearic Islands, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, China, Circumtropic, Columbia, Cuba, Curacao, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, European Coasts, Fiji, Florida, French Polynesia, Greece, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Singapore, Somalia, Spain, Tansania, Thailand, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles, the Seychelles, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 108 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.97" (2cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

Łatwy  

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Valonia complicata
• Valonia planiscutellata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Valonia aegagropila
  Nest-Alge
• 
  Valonia macrophysa
  Große Blasenalge, Große Kugelalge, Seestraube
• 
  Valonia ventricosa
  Kugelalge, Blasenalge, Seeman-Auge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-01-22 19:08:46 

Last edit:

2025-02-12 20:25:10 

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