Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot

Green Fleece

Synonyms: Acanthocodium fragile, Codium mucronatum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Protoctist

Sublevel 1: Archaeplastida

Sublevel 2: Green Algae

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Division: Chlorophyta

Class: Ulvophyceae

Order: Bryopsidales

Family: Codiaceae

Genus: Codium

Species: Codium fragile

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate protoctists for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Codium fragile