Ulvophyceae |
Siphonocladales |
Valoniaceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 1 - 65 m (Ref. 102133). Tropical
Circumtropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Thallus dark olive-green to brown, composed of many shiny, fluid-filled, club-shaped segments, 3 to 13 mm long and 2 to 3.5 mm broad and arranged in tiers with 2 to 5 segments arising from 1 lower segment. Segments loosely or compactly attached to one another by disc-like hapteral extensions. Clumps of thalli up to 5 cm in diameter (Ref. 80758).
Commonly found in wave-swept shores, strongly encrusted to rocky substrates; also grows on reef flats with extreme water movement (Ref. 80758).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2009 AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
Life cycleReproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.1 - 29, mean 27.4 (based on 1924 cells).