{"id":147,"date":"2021-07-09T21:19:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=147"},"modified":"2021-07-09T21:19:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:19:35","slug":"asparagopsis-taxiformis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=147","title":{"rendered":"Asparagopsis taxiformis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aspargopsis1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" width=\"315\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aspargopsis1-2.jpg 368w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aspargopsis1-2-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 85vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This unique red macro algae is highly variable in coloration depending on the depth collected. Colors range from pale red to pink, with some iridescence. The main branches are cone shaped with soft, fine filaments that are attached firmly to rocks and coral with multiple rhizomes to form dense clusters. It is collected in very shallow, turbulent water and grows rather compactly. This particular algae is rarely seen in the aquarium industry, but shows up occasionally attached to imported live rock from the Pacific. It&#8217;s a popular and favorite delicacy in Hawaii, as well as other Pacific islands, and is often imported into the U.S. as a food product.  <em>Asparagopsis<\/em> can be difficult to keep long term in the aquarium and seems to grow in cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aspargopsis2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aspargopsis2.jpg 330w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aspargopsis2-155x300.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 85vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific Name: <em>Asparagopsis taxiformis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Name: Limu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin: Caribbean, S. Pacific<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum Height : 6&#8243;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth Rate: Slow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: Moderate to High<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature: 72-82<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation: Fragmentation, Sporulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficulty: Advanced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Value: Palatable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient Uptake: Good<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow Rate: Moderate to High<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This unique red macro algae is highly variable in coloration depending on the depth collected. Colors range from pale red to pink, with some iridescence. The main branches are cone shaped with soft, fine filaments that are attached firmly to rocks and coral with multiple rhizomes to form dense clusters. It is collected in very &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=147\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Asparagopsis taxiformis&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-red-macroalgae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}