Codium+fragile

Binomial scientific name-Codium fragile Common name-Hariot

Taxonomic hierarchy- Genus Detailed description- The Codium fragile is a green plant and it looks like small vines. It has tiny hairs all over the plant that are tannish-yellowish. Unique features- Several features of this circular genome are unusual. At 89 kb in size, it is the smallest chloroplast genome known. Unlike most chloroplast genomes it lacks any large repeat elements. Type of cell-Prokaryotic The type of reproduction-Asexual The Codium fragile is a autotroph; the source of energy or food is subtidal on high energy beaches. Predators-Has no demenstrated effective predators Symbiotic relationships with other species-The Codium fragile is mutalisim because it eats its food then it helps the water for it to be clean. Habitat and/or biome-The codium fragile lives underwater. Today, populations of Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides have been found all over the world: Scandinavia, Ireland, Tasmania, New Zealand, and South Africa. Other interesting facts-1) By 1985, Codium fragile ad spread in the Gulf of Maine to Nubble Light, on Cape Neddick, ME, and to the Isles of Shoals, ME/NH. 2) The Codium fragile is originally from the Pacific Ocean near Japan. The species was first scientifically described around 1900 in Holland. Codium fragile was first seen in the United States in 1957 on Montauk Point, Long Island (Bouck and Morgan 1957). In the1960s, Codium fragile was discovered in Boothbay Harbor; it was probably introduced by shellfish transplant. 3)This species is not endangered. Links to other sources of information on the species- [] Work Cited: "Codium Fragile Index." //Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute//. Web. 08 June 2011. []. "Codium Fragile." //Race Rocks Ecological Reserve/Marine Protected Area//. Web. 08 June 2011. []. "Codium Fragile." //Race Rocks Ecological Reserve/Marine Protected Area//. Web. 08 June 2011. []. "Where Did Codium Fragile Subsp. Tomentosoides Come From?" //Tracking Codium Fragile Subsp. Tomentosoides in the Gulf of Maine//. Web. 08 June 2011. .