Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indian Ocean to Angola, Western Pacific Ocean south to Australia and New Zealand and also seen in the Western Atlantic Ocean.
Natural Environment: Inhabits intertidal and subtidal zones, and seen attached to coral rubble in tidepools.
Aquarium Suitability: Rarely seen in the trade, and if available, a nice growth for reef aquariums, however is known to dissipate quickly.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Nemaliales
Family: Galaxauraceae
Genus: Dichotomaria
