| Codium bulbopilum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Codiaceae |
| Genus: | Codium |
| Species: | C. bulbopilum |
| Binomial name | |
| Codium bulbopilum | |
Codium bulbopilum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family. [1]
The species is found along the coast of Western Australia, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. It is found around Pacific Islands including American Samoa and Fiji. [2]
Codium is a genus of edible green macroalgae under the order Bryopsidales. The genus name is derived from a Greek word that pertains to the soft texture of its thallus. One of the foremost experts on Codium taxonomy was Paul Claude Silva at the University of California, Berkeley. P.C. Silva was able to describe 36 species for the genus and in honor of his work on Codium, the species C. silvae was named after the late professor.
Codiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Bryopsidales.
Codium fragile, known commonly as green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, felty fingers, forked felt-alga, stag seaweed, sponge seaweed, green sponge, green fleece, sea staghorn, and oyster thief, 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.
Codium tomentosum is a species of green seaweed in the family Codiaceae. Its common names include velvet horn and spongeweed.
Caulerpa webbiana, commonly known as bottlebrush green seaweed, is a species of seaweed in the family Caulerpaceae.
Codium arabicum, commonly known as green sea cushion, is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium australasicum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium capitulatum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium dwarkense is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium mamillosum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium pomoides is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium spinescens is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium spongiosum is a species of seaweed in the family Codiaceae.
Codium strangulatum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium taylorii is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium tenue is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.
Codium bursa is a green marine algae of medium size.
Codium edule is a green alga common on shallow reef flats from the intertidal to the subtidal in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. The species is common in Hawaiʻi where it is usually called wāwaeʻiole and considered an edible alga or limu. Prominent ethnobotanist Isabella Abbott described its usage in her writing.