Acetabularia acetabulum

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AphiaID:: 494795

Scientific:: Acetabularia acetabulum
German:: Schirmchenalge
English:: Mermaid's Wine-glass,mermaid's Cup

Category:
Family tree:: Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Dasycladales (Order) > Polyphysaceae (Family) > Acetabularia (Genus) > acetabulum (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva, 1952

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Israel, Tunesien, Morocco, Adria, Algérie, Atlantique nord, Australie, Canaries, Egypte, Espagne, Îles Baléares, Méditerranée, Sri Lanka
Sea depth:: 1 - 7 Meter
Size:: 5 cm - 10 cm
Temperature:: 16°C - 20°C
Food:: Photosynthesis
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-07-04 17:03:13
Last edit:: 2020-01-24 20:59:27

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Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva, 1952

Acetabularia acetabulum are umbrella-like green algae, commonly known as Mermaid's wine glasses.
This algae can be found in shallow water on stones, lumber and shells to depht of 7 m at least.

SSynonymised names:
Acetabularia integra J.V.Lamouroux (synonym)
Acetabularia mediterranea J.V.Lamouroux, 1816 (synonym)
Acetabularia subg. Acetabularia acetabulum (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva, 1952· accepted, alternate representation
Acetabulum marinum Tournefort, 1719 (synonym)
Acetabulum mediterraneum Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
Corallina androsace Pallas, 1766
Madrepora acetabulum Linnaeus, 1758 (Belongs to Chlorophyta)
Olivia adrosace Bertoloni, 1819 (synonym)
Olivia androsace (Pallas) Bertoloni, 1810 (synonym)

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