Codium capitulatum
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Codium capitulatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Codiaceae |
Genus: | Codium |
Species: | C. capitulatum
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Binomial name | |
Codium capitulatum P.C.Silva & Womersley
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Codium capitulatum is a species of seaweed in the Codiaceae family.[1]
The firm, applanate and lobed dark green thallus typically grows to a width of 1 centimetre (0.39 in) spreading to around 15 centimetres (6 in) forming large clusters of utricles.
It is found in lower eulittoral and upper sublittoral zones on rock platforms in rough waters.
In Western Australia is found along the coast in Busselton and Hopetoun.[1] Its range extends around southern Australia to Victoria.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Codium capitulatum.
- ^ a b "Codium capitulatum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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- Plants described in 1956