Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Native to the coasts of western Africa from Senegal to Cameroon, the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Bermuda, Florida, the Bahamas, Mexico, the Caribbean, and south to Brazil; and on the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to northwestern Peru, including the Galapagos.
Aquarium Suitability: Lives at higher tidal elevations than the Red Mangrove. The White Mangrove is also able to take up seawater through its roots, but excretes excess salt through pores or salt glands, which are located on the surface of leaves. Not a home aquarium species.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Laguncularia
