Summary Description Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides is a large, dark green macroalga with one to several, thick upright branches arising from broad, spongy, basal disc attached to the substrata. The dichotomous branches are usually 3-10 mm in diameter and 15-20cm high but have been recorded reaching 1m in length. The branches are generally hairy (tomentose) just below the tips. The utricles at the tips of the branches are irregularly cylindrical with a constriction (waist) in the middle portion. Fronds are generally annual and die back in winter and arise from the perennial basal portion in spring.
Codium fragile spp. fragile - NIMPIS.
Codium fragile spp. fragile diagram & key features. Microscopic examination shows the subspecies to have utricles approximately 2 cm below tip of branch with broad median constriction. Apical point prolonged into a sharp mucron.
Codium fragile spp. fragile removed from its habitat.
Codium fragile spp. fragile removed from its habitat and photographed on sand.
Codium fragile spp. fragile photographed in situ.
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