Lobophora canariensis Canarian Lobophora

Lobophora canariensis is commonly referred to as Canarian Lobophora. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18627 

AphiaID:

1369771 

Scientific:

Lobophora canariensis 

German:

Kanarische Lobophora 

English:

Canarian Lobophora 

Category:

Brown algae 

Family tree:

Chromista (Kingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Dictyotales (Order) > Dictyotaceae (Family) > Lobophora (Genus) > canariensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Sauvageau) C.W.Vieira, De Clerck & Payri, 2016 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Cuba, Madeira, Martinique, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

6 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,3cm - 3,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Photosynthesis 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lobophora canavestita
• Lobophora halterata
• Lobophora magnoliatoidata
• Lobophora montanata
• Lobophora nivigerata
• Lobophora simsata

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Lobophora canariensis
  Kanarische Lobophora
• 
  Lobophora schneideri
  Schneiders Braunalge
• 
  Lobophora sp.01
  Braunalge
• 
  Lobophora variegata
  Braunalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-09-19 16:30:08 

Last edit:

2026-09-19 16:47:23 

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