Codium reediae
{{Short description|Species of green algae}}
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| authority = Silva, 1952
| genus = Codium
| species = reediae
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Codium reediae is a species marine green algae in the family Codiaceae found in Hawaiian waters.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Codium reediae P.C.Silva, 1952 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=375154#attributes |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.marinespecies.org}} It was named after Minnie Reed.{{Cite book |last=Rensel |first=Jan |url=https://manoa.hawaii.edu/coe/kulia/resources/curriculum_resources/limu_all.pdf |title=Limu: Learning About Hawai'i's Edible Seaweeds |publisher=Office of Instructional Services/General Education Branch |year=June 1987 |location=Hawaii |pages=A2, C19, F9, H15}}
Description
Codium reediae is dichotomously branched and upright. It has a spongy consistency with a cortex of loosely to tightly aggregated utricles.{{Cite book |last=Huisman |first=John |title=Hawaiian Reef Plants |publisher=University of Hawaii}} It can grow up to 7 cm tall.
Distribution and habitat
Codium reediae grows in the subtidal regions of the Hawaiian and Micronesian islands. It grows at depths of up to 72m. It can be found in shallow water, in tidepools and reef flats.{{Cite web |title=Antler Seaweed, Codium reediae |url=https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/seaweeds/codium-reediae.htm |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.marinelifephotography.com}}
Cultural significance and human use
In Hawaiian Olelo, it is called Limu wāwae’iole, ‘a’ala, or ‘a’ala’ula meaning red fragrance.{{Cite web |title=Acanthophora spicifera |url=https://www.hawaii.edu/reefalgae/invasive_algae/chloro/codium_reediae.htm |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.hawaii.edu}} It shares these names with its sister species Codium edule. The Japanese name for c.reediae is miru.
Royal Hawaiian Sea Farms Inc. sells C.reediae for edible purposes. Like other seaweed, it has a short shelf-life and is commonly sold in Hawaii as well as California, Washington and Nevada.{{Cite journal |last=McDermid |first=Karla |title=Seaweed resources of the Hawaiian Islands |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/bot-2018-0091/html |journal=De Gruyter |volume=62 |pages=443–462 |via=De Gruyter}}
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