Lychaete herpestica Filamentous Green Algae

Lychaete herpestica is commonly referred to as Filamentous Green Algae. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Cladophora herpestica, Waipu, New Zealand 2021

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AphiaID:: 1310312

Scientific:: Lychaete herpestica
German:: Fadenalge
English:: Filamentous Green Algae

Category:

Family tree:: Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Cladophorales (Order) > Cladophoraceae (Family) > Lychaete (Genus) > herpestica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montagne) M.J.Wynne, 2017

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Kuwait, Australia, China, Egypt, French Polynesia, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Libyan Sea (Mediterranean), Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zealand, Okinawa, Panama, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, USA, Vietnam
Sea depth:: - 2 Meter
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Photosynthesis
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Lychaete herpestica
Fadenalge

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-03-24 19:42:02
Last edit:: 2022-03-24 19:58:59

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Lychaete herpestica (Montagne) M.J.Wynne, 2017

Lychaete herpestica is a species of chlorophytes in the family Cladophoraceae.
Lychaete is a genus of reticulated filamentous green algae.

Synonymised names:
Acrocladus herpesticus (Montagne) Boedeker, 2016 · unaccepted
Aegagropila herpestica (Montagne) Kützing, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aegagropila javanica Kützing, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Aegagropila zollingeri (Kützing) Kützing, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Chaetomorpha prostrata P.Anand, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophora herpestica (Montagne) Kützing, 1849 · unaccepted
Cladophora zollingeri Kützing, 1849 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis adhaerens Gilbert, 1962 · unaccepted
Cladophoropsis corallinicola Kajimura, 1987 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis coriacea Yendo, 1920 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis exiguus (Mobius) Wille, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis herpestica (Montagne) M.Howe, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis howensis A.H.S.Lucas, 1935 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis javanica (Kützing) P.C.Silva, 1996 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cladophoropsis zollingeri (Kützing) Reinbold, 1905 · unaccepted (synonym)
Conferva herpestica Montagne, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonocladus exiguus Mobius, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Siphonocladus zollingeri (Kützing) Bornet ex De Toni, 1889 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

algaebase (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2022.
EOL (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2022.

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