Penicillus dumetosus Bristle Ball Brush Algae, Shaving Brush

Penicillus dumetosus is commonly referred to as Bristle Ball Brush Algae, Shaving Brush. 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:

14217 

AphiaID:

373286 

Scientific:

Penicillus dumetosus 

German:

Rasierpinselalge 

English:

Bristle Ball Brush Algae, Shaving Brush 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Udoteaceae (Family) > Penicillus (Genus) > dumetosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(J.V.Lamouroux) Blainville, 1830 

Occurrence:

Belgium, Bermuda, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

2 - 5 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°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:

• 
  Penicillus capitatus
  Rasierpinsel-Alge
• 
  Penicillus dumetosus
  Rasierpinselalge
• 
  Penicillus pyriformis
  Bürstenalge, Rasierpinselalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-11-01 14:25:17 

Last edit:

2021-11-01 23:39:37 

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