Species under Codium
n= 27
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Codium arabicum
Kützing
Green sea cushion Indian Ocean
Codium bartlettii
C.K. Tseng & W.J. Gilbert
Green sea antler Indo-Pacific Ocean
Codium bursa
(Linnaeus) C. Agardh, 1817
Southwest Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Codium cerebriforme
Setchell, 1937
Southeast Pacific
Codium convolutum
(Dellow) P.C. Silva
Southwest Pacific
Codium coralloides
(Kützing) P.C. Silva
Mediterranean Sea
Codium cranwelliae
Setchell
Southwest Pacific
Codium decorticatum
(Woodward) M.A. Howe
Western Central Atlantic
Codium dichotomum
(Huds.) Gray, 1821
Southwest Pacific
Codium edule
P.C. Silva
Branched sea cushion Indian Ocean
Codium fernandezianum
Setchell
Southeast Pacific
Codium fragile
(Suringar) Hariot
Sponge seaweed Western Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Codium galeatum
J. Agardh
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Codium geppiorum
O.C. Schmidt
Pacific Ocean
Codium intertextum
F.S. Collins & Hervey
Western Central Atlantic
Codium intricatum
Okamura
Western Central Pacific
Codium isthmocladum
Vickers
Dead man's fingers Western Central Atlantic
Codium papillatum
C.K. Tseng & W.J. Gilbert
Western Indian Ocean
Codium pocockiae
P.C. Silva
Southeast Pacific
Codium repens
P.L. Crouan & H.M. Crouan
Western Central Atlantic and Western Central Pacific
Codium setchellii
N.L. Gardner
Spongy cushion Pacific Ocean
Codium simulans
Setchell & N.L. Gardner
Western Indian Ocean
Codium spongiosum
Harvey
South Pacific
Codium taylorii
P.C. Silva
Western Central Atlantic
Codium tomentosum
Stackhouse
Velvet horn Southwest Pacific
Codium unilaterale
Setchell & N.L. Gardner
Southeast Pacific
Codium vermilara
(Olivi) Delle Chiaje
Mediterranean Sea
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