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It is not the forests of the earth that produce the main part of the vital oxygen, but the photosynthetically active marine algae!
In this respect, marine algae are very, very important, however, there are for the seas, the oceans and also home aquariums quite problematic algae, which include Caulerpa cylindracea.
Caulerpa cylindracea, one of the worst invaders in the Mediterranean Sea with the consequence that the species richness of invertebrates and fishes decreases, so judge meanwhile many scientists who have intensively researched the alga.
There are statements that the fast-growing alga is capable of releasing toxins that displace other algae in the fight for sunlight and can also poison fish.
The thallus of the alga is grass-green, laterally spreading up to 50 cm, with naked stolons of 1 - mm in diameter attached to short columns with bundled rhizoids.
Please do not introduce into your own tank, it will only cause trouble.
Synonyms:
Ahnfeldtia cylindracea (Sonder) Trevisan, 1849
Caulerpa complanata J.Agardh, 1873
Caulerpa corynephora f. complanata (J.Agardh) Svedelius, 1906
Caulerpa cylindracea var. macra Harvey, 1858
Caulerpa racemosa f. complanata (J.Agardh) Weber Bosse, 1898
Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens f. cylindracea (Sonder) Weber Bosse, 1898
Chauvinia cylindracea (Sonder) Kützing, 1849
In this respect, marine algae are very, very important, however, there are for the seas, the oceans and also home aquariums quite problematic algae, which include Caulerpa cylindracea.
Caulerpa cylindracea, one of the worst invaders in the Mediterranean Sea with the consequence that the species richness of invertebrates and fishes decreases, so judge meanwhile many scientists who have intensively researched the alga.
There are statements that the fast-growing alga is capable of releasing toxins that displace other algae in the fight for sunlight and can also poison fish.
The thallus of the alga is grass-green, laterally spreading up to 50 cm, with naked stolons of 1 - mm in diameter attached to short columns with bundled rhizoids.
Please do not introduce into your own tank, it will only cause trouble.
Synonyms:
Ahnfeldtia cylindracea (Sonder) Trevisan, 1849
Caulerpa complanata J.Agardh, 1873
Caulerpa corynephora f. complanata (J.Agardh) Svedelius, 1906
Caulerpa cylindracea var. macra Harvey, 1858
Caulerpa racemosa f. complanata (J.Agardh) Weber Bosse, 1898
Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Boudouresque, 2003
Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens f. cylindracea (Sonder) Weber Bosse, 1898
Chauvinia cylindracea (Sonder) Kützing, 1849
