Dead Man's Fingers
Codium fragile
Habitat and ranges 4
Found from mid intertidal to subtidal. Common but rarely abundant. Codium fragile has many subspecies. Codium fragile subspecies californicum is native and ranges from Sitka, Alaska to Bahia Asuncion, Baja California (MAC).
Morphology and identification 4
“Dead Man’s Fingers.” Spongy, tubular thalli, 10 – 30 cm long, Dark green to blackish-green, dichotomously branched. Often with Ceramium epiphytes. Spongy texture consists of intertwined siphons. Microscopically, utricles are unbranched and clavate (club shaped).
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFlora of S.A
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
iNat Map
| Common name | Algae, Green Algae |
|---|---|
| Region | Alaska to British Columbia, Channel Islands North, Channel Islands South, Government Point to Mexico, San Francisco to Government Point, WA Olympic Coast to San Francisco |
