Bryopsidophyceae |
Bryopsidales |
Codiaceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile. Tropical
Indo-Pacific Ocean: Oman, Mauritius, China, Philippines and Indo-Malayan Archipelago.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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).
Used for human consumption and as medicine: antibacterial, antitumor (Ref. 80758).
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry. 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Fisheries: commercial
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