Codium bartlettii C.K. Tseng & W.J. Gilbert
Green sea antler
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Family:  Codiaceae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific Ocean: Oman, Mauritius, China, Philippines and Indo-Malayan Archipelago.
Diagnosis:  Thalli erect, green to greenish brown in colour. Branching repeatedly subdichotomous- divaricate, forming broad rounded axils (especially at the basal portion of the thallus); one branch of the dichotomy more developed than the other and continuous with the main branch below it. Branches cylindrical-compressed, adhering to each other at some points by cushion-like rhizoidal structures. Medullary filaments cylindrical and branched, giving rise to inflated club-shaped utricles forming the cortex. Thallus up to 6 cm in height (Ref. 80758).
Biology:  Used for human consumption and as medicine: antibacterial, antitumor (Ref. 80758). Forms loose clumps on sandy-rocky substrates in the lower intertidal and upper subtidal zone of the reef (Ref. 80758).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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