Turbinaria tricostata Trumpetweed , Saucer leaf alga

Turbinaria tricostata is commonly referred to as Trumpetweed , Saucer leaf alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

6181 

AphiaID:

373209 

Scientific:

Turbinaria tricostata 

German:

Braunalge 

English:

Trumpetweed , Saucer Leaf Alga 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Sargassaceae (Family) > Turbinaria (Genus) > tricostata (Species) 

Initial determination:

E.S.Barton, 1891 

Occurrence:

Belize, Central Atlantic, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Średnio trudny 

Offspring:

None 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Turbinaria bifrons
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria conspicua
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria frondens
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria heronensis
  Becherkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria irregularis
  Steinkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria mesenterina
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria patula
  Steinkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria radicalis
  Steinkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria reniformis
  Kelchkoralle
• 
  Turbinaria stellulata
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Turbinaria ornata
  Braunalge
• 
  Turbinaria tricostata
  Braunalge
• 
  Turbinaria triquetra
  Braunalge,Trompetenalge
• 
  Turbinaria turbinata
  Braunalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-07 21:24:55 

Last edit:

2013-10-07 21:24:55 

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