Hummbrella hydra Red Alga

Hummbrella hydra is commonly referred to as Red Alga. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18378 

AphiaID:

373536 

Scientific:

Hummbrella hydra 

German:

Hydra Rotalge, Humms Rotalge 

English:

Red Alga 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Rhodophyta (Phylum) > Florideophyceae (Class) > Plocamiales (Order) > Pseudoanemoniaceae (Family) > Hummbrella (Genus) > hydra (Species) 

Initial determination:

S.A.Earle, 1969 

Occurrence:

Australia, Chile, New Zealand 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

3 - 35 Meter 

Habitats:

Gravel soil, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

11,5 cm 

Temperature:

13,3 °F - 17,3 °F (13,3°C - 17,3°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hummbrella hydra
  Hydra Rotalge, Humms Rotalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-27 20:29:00 

Last edit:

2026-05-27 21:04:13 

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