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Palmophyllum crassum Encrusting Green Alga

Palmophyllum crassum is commonly referred to as Encrusting Green Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Palmophyllum crassum, Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025


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lexID:
17909 
AphiaID:
145917 
Scientific:
Palmophyllum crassum 
German:
Grüne Krustenalge 
English:
Encrusting Green Alga 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Prasinodermatophyta (Phylum) > Palmophyllophyceae (Class) > Palmophyllales (Order) > Palmophyllaceae (Family) > Palmophyllum (Genus) > crassum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Naccari) Rabenhorst, 1868 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Australia, Balearic Islands, Bermuda, Brazil, Corea, Corsica, cosmopolitan species, European Coasts, France, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Lybia, Malta, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Polynesia, Spain, Sweden, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 
Sea depth:
8 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Epibiont (living on other organisms), Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
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) 
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in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-23 20:51:25 

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Palmophyllum crassum (Naccari) Rabenhorst, 1868

Synonymised names
Chlorochytrium crassum (Naccari) Rabenhorst · unaccepted (synonym)
Palmella crassa Naccari, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Palmophyllum crassum f. gestroi (Piccone) Giaccone, 1965 · unaccepted
Palmophyllum crassum var. orbiculare (Bornet ex Ardissone) Feldmann, 1937 · unaccepted
Palmophyllum crassum var. typicum Feldmann, 1937 · unaccepted
Palmophyllum flabellatum Kützing, 1845 · unaccepted (synonym)
Palmophyllum gestroi Piccone, 1879 · unaccepted
Palmophyllum orbiculare Bornet ex Ardissone, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)

Direct children (3)
Forma Palmophyllum crassum f. gestroi (Piccone) Giaccone, 1965 accepted as Palmophyllum crassum (Naccari) Rabenhorst, 1868
Variety Palmophyllum crassum var. orbiculare (Bornet ex Ardissone) Feldmann, 1937 accepted as Palmophyllum crassum (Naccari) Rabenhorst, 1868
Variety Palmophyllum crassum var. typicum Feldmann, 1937 accepted as Palmophyllum crassum (Naccari) Rabenhorst, 1868

External links

  1. algaebase (en). Abgerufen am 23.11.2025.
  2. doris.ffessm.fr/ (fr). Abgerufen am 23.11.2025.

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