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Gibsmithia hawaiiensis Baggy Seaweed

Gibsmithia hawaiiensis is commonly referred to as Baggy Seaweed. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
13433 
AphiaID:
214431 
Scientific:
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis 
German:
Hawai Gibsmithia 
English:
Baggy Seaweed 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Gigartinales (Order) > Dumontiaceae (Family) > Gibsmithia (Genus) > hawaiiensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Doty, 1963 
Occurrence:
Australia, China, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, Kenya, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles 
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:
5 - 36 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Photosynthesis 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-06-12 12:48:15 

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Gibsmithia hawaiiensis Doty, 1963

This very soft algae is firmly attached to a rock. Thalli are to 4 cm high, browish-red or brown in colour and composed of 4-5 gelatinous lobes. This red alga is characterized by furry gelatinous lobes arising from a cartilaginous stalk.

External links

  1. algaebase.org (en). Abgerufen am 13.12.2020.
  2. Gibsmithia hawaiiensis gen. n. et sp. n.J (en). Abgerufen am 13.12.2020.

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