Avrainvillea nigricans Fan algae

Avrainvillea nigricans is commonly referred to as Fan algae. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

6048 

AphiaID:

221177 

Scientific:

Avrainvillea nigricans 

German:

Fächeralge 

English:

Fan Algae 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Dichotomosiphonaceae (Family) > Avrainvillea (Genus) > nigricans (Species) 

Initial determination:

Decaisne, 1842 

Occurrence:

Barbados, Australia, Belize, Brazil, East Africa, Fiji, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Mozambique, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Philippines, Tansania, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Seychelles, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Avrainvillea amadelpha
  Fächeralgen
• 
  Avrainvillea erecta
  Fächeralge
• 
  Avrainvillea nigricans
  Fächeralge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-13 22:18:02 

Last edit:

2020-12-09 20:19:29 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Avrainvillea nigricans has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Avrainvillea nigricans in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Avrainvillea nigricans. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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