Rhipocephalus phoenix Pinecone Alga

Rhipocephalus phoenix is commonly referred to as Pinecone Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17130 

AphiaID:

373295 

Scientific:

Rhipocephalus phoenix 

German:

Pinienzapfen-Alge 

English:

Pinecone Alga 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Halimedaceae (Family) > Rhipocephalus (Genus) > phoenix (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J.Ellis & Solander) Kützing, 1843 

Occurrence:

Belize, Columbia, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean 

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:

1 - 45 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

2.36" - 4.72" (6cm - 12cm) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Rhipocephalus phoenix
  Pinienzapfen-Alge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-09 13:19:25 

Last edit:

2025-01-09 13:21:18 

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