Algae Catalogue

Algae

Diet: Care Level: Moderate

Scientific Name: Acetabularia Calyculus

Reef Compatible: Yes

Max Size:

Water: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg

The umbrella alga grows singly or in clusters. Each individual thallus consists of a single cell with a single nucleus. There is a holdfast where the alga is attached to the substrate and a long, slender, calcified stipe or stalk. The thallus is emerald green and cup-shaped, or occasionally flattened, with twenty two to thirty rays. The stipe is up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long and the disc up to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) in diameter. In immature specimens, the stipe has a complex structure of short branches but by the time the alga reaches maturity, only the scars of these remain.

Algae

Diet: Herbivore | Care Level: Moderate

Scientific Name: Caulerpa Mexicana

Reef Compatible: Yes

Max Size:

Water: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg

Caulerpa mexicana consists of erect fronds with flattened branchlets arising from a creeping stolon with rhizoidal branches attaching it to the substrate. Fronds 15-25cm in height, branchlets 2-4mm in width. Color generally grass-green. Midrib of frond is flat with branchlets oppositely arranged along its axis, branchlets slightly overlapping and pointed upwards with a general feather-like appearance. Similar in structure to C. taxifolia which has a compressed midrib and branchlets that become constricted at the base.