Codium fragile
Species of alga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Codium fragile, known commonly as green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, felty fingers,[1] forked felt-alga, stag seaweed,[2] sponge seaweed,[3] green sponge,[4] green fleece,[5] sea staghorn,[6] and oyster thief,[7] is a species of seaweed in the family Codiaceae. It originates in the Pacific Ocean near Japan and has become an invasive species on the coasts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
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Codium fragile | |
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Codium fragile on the Massachusetts coast | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Codiaceae |
Genus: | Codium |
Species: | C. fragile |
Binomial name | |
Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot | |
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