{"id":285,"date":"2021-07-10T16:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T16:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=285"},"modified":"2021-07-10T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T16:29:55","slug":"lobophora-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"Lobophora sp."},"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\/lobophora2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" width=\"309\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lobophora2.jpg 345w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lobophora2-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 85vw, 309px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Species of the brown algae <em>Lobophora<\/em> are very similar in shape and\u00a0 composition to <em>Padina <\/em>but not related. It features smooth, ruffled discs, with white edges. The coloration varies from brownish-yellow to mottled green. Depending on the species, it can grow in variable depths and environments, from 3 feet to up to 100ft deep. Unlike <em>Padina<\/em>, it&#8217;s not calcified, but has a rubbery or fleshy texture. It&#8217;s a fairly slow grower and overall an excellent species for the aquarium. It does well under full spectrum light with moderate flow. It is somewhat palatable to fish or invertebrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lobophora1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lobophora1.jpg 329w, https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lobophora1-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 85vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific Name:<em> Lobophora sp.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Name: Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Origin: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, S. Pacific<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depth Collected: 3 &#8211; 100 feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximum Height : 10 blade&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth Rate: Moderate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light: Moderate to Low<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temperature: 78-82<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Propagation: Fragmentation, Sporulation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficulty: Moderate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Value: Somewhat palatable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutrient Uptake: Good<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flow Rate: Moderate to Low<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Species of the brown algae Lobophora are very similar in shape and\u00a0 composition to Padina but not related. It features smooth, ruffled discs, with white edges. The coloration varies from brownish-yellow to mottled green. Depending on the species, it can grow in variable depths and environments, from 3 feet to up to 100ft deep. Unlike &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/?p=285\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lobophora sp.&#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":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brown-macroalgae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285","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=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.marineplantbook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}