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Codium fragile
Also called Green Fleece, Oyster Thief, Sea Staghorn, Spaghetti Grass, Sponge Weed, Sputnik Weed
Codium fragile is a dark green seaweed (a species in the Codiaceae family) that forms finger-like fronds, native to the Pacific near Japan and now invasive on Northern Atlantic coasts. It is a marine alga, not a garden or houseplant, and is only grown in aquaria or harvested from the wild.
Codium fragile, known commonly as green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, felty fingers, forked felt-alga, stag seaweed, sponge seaweed, green sponge, green fleece, sea staghorn, and oyster thief, is a species of seaweed in the family Codiaceae. It originates in the Pacific Ocean near Japan and has become an invasive species on the coasts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
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