Penicillus capitatus Shaving Brush Alga

Penicillus capitatusis commonly referred to as Shaving Brush Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1006 

AphiaID:

144484 

Scientific:

Penicillus capitatus 

German:

Grünalge, "Rasierpinsel-Alge" 

English:

Shaving Brush Alga 

Category:

Green Algae 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Udoteaceae (Family) > Penicillus (Genus) > capitatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Lamarck, 1813 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Australia, Balearic Islands, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Egypt, European Coasts, Indian Ocean, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Madeira, Martinique, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Atlantic, South Australia, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 60 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 80.6 °F (25°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Penicillus capitatus
  Grünalge, "Rasierpinsel-Alge"
• 
  Penicillus dumetosus
  Rasierpinselalge
• 
  Penicillus pyriformis
  Bürstenalge, Rasierpinselalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-26 11:45:04 

Last edit:

2020-03-07 16:58:58 

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