Codium duthiae

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Codium duthiae
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Herbarium specimen of Codium duthiae
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Codiaceae
Genus: Codium
Species:
C. duthiae
Binomial name
Codium duthiae

Codium duthiae is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family. [1]

The epilithic green marine alga typically grows to a height of 60 centimetres (24 in). It has a discoid holdfast with spongy erect fronds on terete branches.

It is found on coastal area with light to moderate water movement from the low tide mark to a depth of 25 metres (82 ft)

In Western Australia is found along the coast near Shark Bay extending down around the south coast. [1] Its range extends around southern Australia to Victoria and northern Tasmania

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References

  1. 1 2 "Codium duthiae". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.