Codium setchellii

Smooth spongy cushion

Authority: N.L.Gardner

Thallus is a dark green spongy cushion 25 cm (10 in) or more in diameter and 15 mm (0.6 in) or less thick although thicker, convoluted cushions can occur. Because the filaments comprising the thallus are narrow, the tips are not visible to the naked eye, and the surface appears smooth.

Habitat

This perennial occurs on rock in the very low intertidal or shallow subtidal of semi-exposed and exposed habitats.

North Pacific Distribution

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska to Baja California, Mexico

Similar taxa

Codium ritteri

References

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Last updated December 26, 2010