Codium fimbriatum M.Nizamuddin 2000

Publication Details
Codium fimbriatum M.Nizamuddin 2000: 180

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Codium is Codium tomentosum Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Pakistan: Manora, in drift; (INA 1996) Type: M. Nizamuddin C-29; 11.ii.1987; KUH (Seaweed Herbarium); 1227 (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fringed.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 February 2016

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Taxonomic note
ESU (evolutionary significant unit), Codium cf. latum 2 included specimens (from Arabian Sea) attributed to no less than ten morphological species: C. bartlettii, C. bilobum, C. boergesenii, C. fimbriatum, C. flabellatum, C. gerloffii, C. indicum sensu Nizamuddin, C. latum, C. pseudolatum and C. shameelii. Considerable morphological overlap was found between these ten morphological species (Verbruggen et al. 2007: 248, 244). - (02 February 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025