Dichotomaria marginata Red-forking Algae

Dichotomaria marginata is commonly referred to as Red-forking Algae. 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:

977 

AphiaID:

376807 

Scientific:

Dichotomaria marginata 

German:

Gabel-Rotalge 

English:

Red-forking Algae 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Nemaliales (Order) > Galaxauraceae (Family) > Dichotomaria (Genus) > marginata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck, 1816 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Pacific Ocean, Panama, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Tansania 

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 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Mangrove Zones 

Size:

1.97" - 7.87" (5cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

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:

• 
  Dichotomaria diesingiana
  Rotalge
• 
  Dichotomaria marginata
  Gabel-Rotalge
• 
  Dichotomaria tenera
  Rotalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-25 10:54:02 

Last edit:

2023-03-16 18:05:08 

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