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Aegagropila Linnaei
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Source: barrreport.com / Credit: Jason King
General Description #
- Common Names – Synonyms
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Aegagropila linnaei
Marimo Ball
Cladophora ball
- Order
- Cladophorales
- Genus
- Aegagropila
- Family
- Pithophoraceae
- Origin – Distribution
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- Asia
- Australasia
- Europe
- Level of Difficulty
- Beginner / Easy
- Height
- 0-10cm (0-3.9 Inches) High
- Width
- 0-10cm (0-3.9 Inches) Wide
- Growth Rate
- Slow
- Light Requirements
- Low Light (15-35 PAR)
- Co2 Requirements
- No (Low light)
- Temperature Tolerance
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58 – 80
- PH Range
- 5 – 8
- Plant Type
- Moss or Liverwort
- Carbonate Hardness (dKH)
- 2 – 18
- Can Be Grown Emmersed?
- No
Aegagropila linnaei, known as Marimo in Japanese and as Cladophora ball, Lake ball, Mossimo or Moss Balls in English, is a species of filamentous green algae found mostly in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere.
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