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Boreolithothamnion corallioides Maerl, Coral Maërl

Boreolithothamnion corallioides is commonly referred to as Maerl, Coral Maërl. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Lithothamnion corallioides, Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025


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lexID:
18291 
AphiaID:
1871796 
Scientific:
Boreolithothamnion corallioides 
German:
Kalkrotalge, Korallenalge 
English:
Maerl, Coral Maërl 
Category:
Rode algen 
Family tree:
Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Hapalidiales (Order) > Hapalidiaceae (Family) > Boreolithothamnion (Genus) > corallioides (Species) 
Initial determination:
(P.Crouan & H.Crouan) V.Peña & P.W.Gabrielson, 2025 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Balearic Islands, Corea, Corsica, Cyprus, Danmark, European Coasts, France, Ireland, Italy, Lybia, Madeira, Mauritania, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
1 - 33 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-23 13:42:18 

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Boreolithothamnion corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) V.Peña & P.W.Gabrielson, 2025

Typlokalität: Rade de Brest, Finistère, Bretagne, France.

Synonymised names
Lithophyllum solutum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1915 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion calcareum f. corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Foslie, 1905 · unaccepted
Lithothamnion calcareum f. subvalidum (Foslie) Me.Lemoine, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 · unaccepted
Lithothamnion corallioides f. compressum Heydrich, 1901 · unaccepted
Lithothamnion corallioides f. globosum Cabioch, 1966 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion corallioides f. minutum Foslie, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion corallioides f. subvalidum Foslie, 1899 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion corallioides var. minimum Cabioch, 1966 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion coralloides · unaccepted
Lithothamnion fruticulosum f. solutum Foslie, 1905 · unaccepted
Lithothamnion rubrum f. corallioides (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) Heydrich, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion rubrum f. crassum (Heydrich) Heydrich, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion rubrum f. minutum (Foslie) Heydrich, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion solutum (Foslie) Foslie, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lithothamnion solutum f. effusa Foslie, 1906 · unaccepted
Mesophyllum corallioides (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Me.Lemoine · unaccepted
Paraspora fruticulosa f. soluta (Foslie) Heydrich, 1908 · unaccepted
Spongites corallioides P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1852 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Algaebase (en). Abgerufen am 23.04.2026.
  2. MarLin UK (en). Abgerufen am 23.04.2026.
  3. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 23.04.2026.
  4. Seaweed (en). Abgerufen am 23.04.2026.

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Lithothamnion corallioides, Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2025
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