Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean.
Natural Environment: Inhabits bays and inlets, often washing up on shorelines and beaches.
Aquarium Suitability: May arrive attached to coral specimens from the Caribbean, yet survival of this alga is short-term at best in aquaria, disintegrating quite quickly thereafter.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Bryopsidophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Codiaceae
Genus: Codium
FYI: Shown here for identification only.