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Codium

Codium intertextum

Collins & Hervey 1917

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.

 Codium intertextum (Unknown)
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