Avrainvillea erecta Fan algae

Avrainvillea erecta is commonly referred to as Fan algae. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

5468 

AphiaID:

221173 

Scientific:

Avrainvillea erecta 

German:

Fächeralge 

English:

Fan Algae 

Category:

 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Berkeley) A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp, 1911 

Occurrence:

Africa, Australia, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Plankton 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

Vanskelig 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

More related species
in this lexicon:

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

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-15 15:15:24 

Last edit:

2013-05-15 15:15:24 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Avrainvillea erecta 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 erecta in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Avrainvillea erecta. 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:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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