zaxs
Member
Just some Information I found disturbing.
Name: Caulerpa taxifolia
Taxonomic Position:
Plantae*:Chlorophyta:
Common Names: "killer algae"
Significance:
This invasive marine algae has devastated thousands of hectares in the shallows of the Mediterranean Coast, and its expansion is steadily increasing. It was recently found in a coastal lagoon of San Diego, CA, signifying the first documentation of this seaweed in the new world.
Quarantines: Caulerpa taxifolia has been designated a U.S. Federal Noxious Weed and currently prohibited in the U.S., but continues to be found in the aquarium trade.
Detection Strategies
There is still an active aquarium trade in this seaweed. The current infestation in California is thought to result from release from an aquarium. Fragments may be transported on boats (propellers, rudders, motors, anchors, anchor lines), on fishing gear and nets, and on marine sporting equipment.
I hope that in the Pursuit of our Hobby we don't destroy that which we hope to imitate.
Name: Caulerpa taxifolia
Taxonomic Position:
Plantae*:Chlorophyta:
Common Names: "killer algae"
Significance:
This invasive marine algae has devastated thousands of hectares in the shallows of the Mediterranean Coast, and its expansion is steadily increasing. It was recently found in a coastal lagoon of San Diego, CA, signifying the first documentation of this seaweed in the new world.
Quarantines: Caulerpa taxifolia has been designated a U.S. Federal Noxious Weed and currently prohibited in the U.S., but continues to be found in the aquarium trade.
Detection Strategies
There is still an active aquarium trade in this seaweed. The current infestation in California is thought to result from release from an aquarium. Fragments may be transported on boats (propellers, rudders, motors, anchors, anchor lines), on fishing gear and nets, and on marine sporting equipment.
I hope that in the Pursuit of our Hobby we don't destroy that which we hope to imitate.
