Dead Man's Fingers

Codium fragile

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A green algae that features a spongy, felty like irregularly dichotomous branched thallus. This seaweed is composed of only a single cell and can repair itself if damaged. It appears fluffy underwater and feels velvet-like out of water due to hundreds of tiny hair-like filaments on its surface.

Size

Can grow to around 40cm or more

Habitat

Attached to rocks in the subtidal zone

Distribution

South Eastern Australia including around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
Pocklington, Jacqui, 2011, Green Seaweed, Codium fragile, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Dead Man's Fingers
Scientific name: Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot 1889
Family: Codiaceae
Category: Sea Life › Sponges & Seaweeds
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

green sea fingers
felty fingers
stag seaweed
green fleece

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