Codium edule
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(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Codiaceae
Genus: Codium
Species:
C. edule
Binomial name
Codium edule
P.C.Silva, 1952

Codium edule is a green alga common on shallow reef flats from the intertidal to the subtidal in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.[1][2][3] The species is common in Hawaiʻi where it is usually called wāwaeʻiole (meaning "ratʻs foot") and considered an edible alga or limu.[3] Prominent ethnobotanist Isabella Abbott described its usage in her writing.[2][3]

Description

Codium edule is dark green and velvety in appearance with irregular to dichotomous branches, often forming mats of up to 25 cm across.[2] The type location is Waikiki.[2]

Human use

The species is edible and in Hawaiʻi is eaten with fish or in a stew. The limu needs first to be washed carefully as grains of sand, pieces of shells and other debris get caught in the mats.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2021). "Codium edule P.C.Silva, 1952". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Huisman, John M.; Abbott, Isabella A.; Smith, Celia M. (2007). Hawaiian reef plants. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program. ISBN 978-1-929054-04-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Aiona., Abbott, Isabella (1996). Limu : an ethnobotanical study of some Hawaiian seaweeds. National Tropical Botanical Garden. OCLC 34798092.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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