Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Tropical East Atlantic Ocean, and also the Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to East Africa and east to Fiji.
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coral rubble areas near shorelines.
Aquarium Suitability: Rarely seen in the trade. Actually a human food in some areas and used as medicine for its antifungal properties and ability to lower blood pressure. Not considered an aquarium species.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
FYI: Now technically listed as C. chemnitzia.
