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Leathesia marina Sea cauliflower, sea potato

Leathesia marinais commonly referred to as Sea cauliflower, sea potato. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sea cauliflower (Leathesia difformis)& Kelp Bass (Paralabrax clathratus),Santa Catalina Island,June 18, 2005


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lexID:
11937 
AphiaID:
494940 
Scientific:
Leathesia marina 
German:
Seeblumenkohl, Kartoffelalge 
English:
Sea Cauliflower, Sea Potato 
Category:
Brown algae 
Family tree:
Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Ectocarpales (Order) > Chordariaceae (Family) > Leathesia (Genus) > marina (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842 
Occurrence:
the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), New Zealand, South-Africa, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
up to 5.91" (15 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Photosynthesis 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-01-31 20:05:07 

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Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842

Leathesia marina is commonly known as the sea cauliflower and the sea potato. It is a species of littoral brown algae. This brain-like brown seaweeds can be found growing on rock or as epiphytes on other seaweeds in the mid to low intertidal.

Young individuals similar to other globular forms of algae, such as Soranthera ulvoidea.

Synonymised names:
Chaetophora marina Lyngbye, 1819
Clavatella difformis (Linaeus) Fries, 1835
Clavatella nostoc-marina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 (synonym)
Corynephora marina (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1824
Laethesia difformis (Linnaeus) Areschoug (misspelling)
Leathesia amplissima Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 (synonym)
Leathesia difformis Areschoug, 1847 (synonym)
Leathesia difformis var. tingitana Schousboe ex Bornet, 1892
Leathesia nana Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
Leathesia tuberiformis S.F.Gray, 1821
Nostoc marinum C.Agardh, 1810 (synonym)
Nostoc mesentericum C.Agardh, 1824 (synonym)
Rivularia tuberiformis Smith, 1809 (synonym)
Tremella difformis Linnaeus, 1755 (synonym)

External links

  1. Algae Base (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Sea cauliflower (Leathesia difformis)& Kelp Bass (Paralabrax clathratus),Santa Catalina Island,June 18, 2005

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