Taonia atomaria Bworn Alga

Taonia atomaria is commonly referred to as Bworn Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17150 

AphiaID:

145393 

Scientific:

Taonia atomaria 

German:

Braunalge 

English:

Bworn Alga 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Dictyotales (Order) > Dictyotaceae (Family) > Taonia (Genus) > atomaria (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Woodward) J.Agardh, 1848 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Corsica, Cyprus, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lybia, Madeira, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Pakistan, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

2.76" - 11.81" (7,5cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°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:

• 
  Taonia atomaria
  Braunalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-01-15 13:04:38 

Last edit:

2025-01-15 13:17:26 

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