WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Codium fragile subsp. fragile (Suringar) Hariot, 1889

To NHMUK collection (Codium fragile subsp. capense Silva; Isotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4830733)

AphiaID

370562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370562)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot, 1889

Original name

Acanthocodium fragile Suringar, 1867

Synonymised names

Codium fragile subsp. capense P.C.Silva, 1959 · unaccepted (synonym)

Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides (van Goor) P.C.Silva, 1955 · unaccepted

Codium mucronatum var. tomentosoides van Goor, 1923 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Acanthocodium fragile Suringar, 1867) Suringar, W.F.R. (1867). Algarum Japonicarum Musei Botanici L.B. Index praecursorius. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi, 3: 256-259, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/680893
page(s): 258 [details]

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:90187

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:90187 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Codium fragile subsp. fragile (Suringar) Hariot, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370562 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-11-26 14:23:55Z

created

Guiry, Michael D.

2015-06-26 12:00:51Z

changed

db_admin

2019-02-27 09:12:32Z

changed

Guiry, Michael D.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Acanthocodium fragile Suringar, 1867) Suringar, W.F.R. (1867). Algarum Japonicarum Musei Botanici L.B. Index praecursorius. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi, 3: 256-259, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/680893
page(s): 258 [details]

basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

new combination reference Hariot, P. (1889). Algues. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882-1883. Tome V. Botanique. Cryptogamie. 5: 3-109.
page(s): 32 [details]

Other

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

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additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biological Invasions. 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors

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additional source Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Invasions. 17:2943–2962., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Verlaque, M.; Ruitton, S.; Mineur, F.; Boudouresque, C.-F. (2007). CIESM Atlas of Exotic Macrophytes in the Mediterranean Sea. Rapport de la Commission de l'Exploration de la mer Méditerranée, Monaco. 38., available online at http://www.ciesm.org/atlas/appendix4.html#top [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Alboran Sea
Australia
Baltic Sea
Belgium
Canada
Celtic Sea
Chile
Croatia
Denmark
English Channel
France
Germany
Great Australian Bight
Greece
Iceland
Ionian Sea
Ireland
Italy
Libya
Ligurian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Mexico
Morocco
North Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
North Sea
Norway
Peru
South Africa
South Atlantic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean
Spain
Sweden
Tunisia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
(no group)
Unreviewed
Adriatic Sea
Bass Strait
Belgium
Celtic Sea
Great Australian Bight
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Spain
United Kingdom
(no group)

From editor or global species database

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:90187 [details]

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) : Locally common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in Greece (Nation) : Locally common [details]

Introduced species impact in Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species remark in Greece (Nation) : Additional record of this species in marine waters around Greece. C. fragile has restricted distribution in Greece at specific sites but usually at high abundance, often in ports and polluted environments. [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Dutch part of the North Sea : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Dutch part of the North Sea : Shipping [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins
Unintentional introduction attached to shellfish such as oysters, ships hulls or as spores in ballast tanks [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Aquaculture: accidental [details]

Unreviewed

Alien species The natural area of distribution of Codium fragile fragile is the Pacific region,near Japan. This green algae typically occurs in sheltered areas like harbours, bays, and tidal pools. The species reached Europe by attaching itself on ship hulls, and through transport with shellfish. It was first observed in Belgium in 1939 in the Ostend Sluice dock. It competes with indigenous algae, and frequently forms dense packages on existing shellfish banks. After a decline in in 2003, its abundance in the Ostend Sluice dock increased again since 2006 . [details]

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