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Chaetomorpha coliformis Green Seaweed

Chaetomorpha coliformis is commonly referred to as Green Seaweed. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Chaetomorpha coliformis, Southland, New Zealand 2022


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lexID:
15544 
AphiaID:
373394 
Scientific:
Chaetomorpha coliformis 
German:
Grünalge 
English:
Green Seaweed 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Cladophorales (Order) > Cladophoraceae (Family) > Chaetomorpha (Genus) > coliformis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Montagne) Kützing, 1849 
Occurrence:
Arabian Sea, Bass Strait, Chatham Islands, Chile, India, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), South America, Tasmania (Australia) 
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:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 15.75" (10cm - 40cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-02-01 18:07:14 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Chaetomorpha coliformis are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Chaetomorpha coliformis, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Chaetomorpha coliformis, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Chaetomorpha coliformis (Montagne) Kützing, 1849

Chaetomorpha is a genus of green algae in the family Cladophoraceae. Chaetomorpha coliformis forms chain of large sherical single cells. This green alage is epiphytic on Heterozostera tastnanica.

Synonymised names:
Chaetomorpha darwinii (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) Kützing, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conferva clavata var. darwinii J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conferva coliformis Montagne, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. algaebase (en). Abgerufen am 01.02.2023.
  2. Flora SA of South Australia (en). Abgerufen am 01.02.2023.
  3. Port Phillip Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 01.02.2023.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 01.02.2023.

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