Ceramium ciliatum Velvet ceramium

Ceramium ciliatum is commonly referred to as Velvet ceramium. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6212 

AphiaID:

144537 

Scientific:

Ceramium ciliatum 

German:

Rotalge 

English:

Velvet Ceramium 

Category:

Rode algen 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Ceramiales (Order) > Ceramiaceae (Family) > Ceramium (Genus) > ciliatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J.Ellis) Ducluzeau, 1806 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Brazil, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Scandinavia, South America, Spain, Taiwan, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Normaal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ceramium ciliatum
  Rotalge
• 
  Ceramium nitens
  Rotalge
• 
  Ceramium sp.
  Rotalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-13 18:45:02 

Last edit:

2013-10-13 18:45:02 

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