Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Codium fragile fragile (Suringar) Har.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
fragile
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Hauraki Gulf, Waiheke Island, Man o'War Bay, southern reef
Field Collection Date
24 Mar 2013
Field Collection Notes
Large sandy bay with sandstone reefs dominated by oysters & Hormosira. Community: Hormosira banksii, coralline turf, Splachnidium rugosum, Scytothamnus australis, Dictyota sp., Codium convolutum. Very sparse: only 2 plants found growing in a rock pool in the mid-intertidal, both anchored within 1 cm of each other. Also some drift plants on reefs & in strand zone. Free of epiphytes & other animals.
MSc Study, University of Auckland
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.79089, 175.15719
175.15719, 175.15719
Last Update
22 May 2023
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