Hormosira banksii Neptune's necklace, Neptune's pearls, sea grapes or bubbleweed

Hormosira banksii is commonly referred to as Neptune's necklace, Neptune's pearls, sea grapes or bubbleweed. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11763 

AphiaID:

373322 

Scientific:

Hormosira banksii 

German:

Neptuns Halskette, Neptuns Perlen, Meertrauben 

English:

Neptune's Necklace, Neptune's Pearls, Sea Grapes Or Bubbleweed 

Category:

Bruine algen 

Family tree:

Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Fucales (Order) > Hormosiraceae (Family) > Hormosira (Genus) > banksii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Turner) Decaisne, 1842 

Occurrence:

Australia, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

1 - 3 Meter 

Size:

3.94" - 11.81" (10cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 104 °F (18°C - 40°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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hormosira banksii
  Neptuns Halskette, Neptuns Perlen, Meertrauben

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-10-31 15:12:14 

Last edit:

2021-05-27 19:35:30 

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