Codium fragile Green algae, sponge seaweed, Green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, green fleece, oyster thief, Sputnik weed, velvet horn

Codium fragile is commonly referred to as Green algae, sponge seaweed, Green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, green fleece, oyster thief, Sputnik weed, velvet horn. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1960 

AphiaID:

145086 

Scientific:

Codium fragile 

German:

Grüner Leuchter, Grüne Feltalge, Grünalge, Grüne Gabelalge 

English:

Green Algae, Sponge Seaweed, Green Sea Fingers, Dead Man's Fingers, Green Fleece, Oyster Thief, Sputnik Weed, Velvet Horn 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Plantae (Kingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Ulvophyceae (Class) > Bryopsidales (Order) > Codiaceae (Family) > Codium (Genus) > fragile (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Suringar) Hariot, 1889 

Occurrence:

Australia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Invasive Species, Japan, New Zealand, Northern Africa, South-Africa, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

- 5 Meter 

Size:

7.87" - 39.37" (20cm - 100cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 82.4 °F (15°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Codium adhaerens
  Grünalge
• 
  Codium bursa
  Meerball
• 
  Codium convolutum
  Stein-Samt, Grüner-Krustensamt
• 
  Codium coralloides
  Grünalge
• 
  Codium effusum
  Grünalge
• 
  Codium fragile
  Grüner Leuchter, Grüne Feltalge, Grünalge, Grüne Gabelalge
• 
  Codium fragile subsp. fragile
  Fingeralge, Grünalge
• 
  Codium setchellii
  Glattes-Schwammkissen
• 
  Codium spongiosum
  Grünalge
• 
  Codium stephensiae
  Alge
• 
  Codium tomentosum
  Samthorn
• 
  Codium vermilara
  Gabelalge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-06-25 10:30:18 

Last edit:

2023-09-05 15:33:04 

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