Codium effusum
- Encrusting felt alga
- Schwammalge
- Korstvormige vilt wier
- Codium étalé
- Codio encostrante
- Alga verde a cuscinetto
Distribution
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- The species is generally attached to a reef
- The alga forms carpets on its substrate
- The species can be found between 1 and 50 Meters.
- Uncommon Species
General characteristics of the species
- General size of the alga : 50 cm
- Height of the alga : 1 cm
- The alga is encrusting
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest