Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Vancouver to the Baja of California.
Natural Environment: Inhabits lower tidal habitats, e.g., tidepools, protected rocky shores, and bays, where it grows in tufts and mats.
Aquarium Suitability: A cool water species, and therefore not a desired tropical aquarium species.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Rhodymeniales
Family: Rhodymeniaceae
Genus: Botryocladia
FYI: Shown here for identification only.