Codium is a genus of about 143 species of edible green seaweed found in tropical to temperate intertidal and subtidal waters worldwide, though not in polar regions. Its spongy structure is built from siphons, single tubular multinucleated cells with swollen ends called utricles, forming mat-like, spherical or branched growth forms; South Korea leads the world in harvesting and consuming it, gathering roughly 4,000 metric tons a year, while some species such as Codium fragile have become invasive through marine shipping.
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1. Wikidata: Codium
- Wikidata Q1143304, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Codium': a genus of edible green macroalgae
- Child Taxon Of: Chlorophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Wikipedia: Codium
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South Korea is the leading consumer and producer of farmed Codium (commonly known as cheonggak) in the world; with about 4000 metric tons of fresh weight produced in 2017 and valued at 2 million US do
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Codium
In Group: Green Seaweeds (Ulva, Codium and Caulerpa), Lead
Codium is a genus of edible green macroalgae (or seaweed) under the order Bryopsidales.
In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Habitat
Codium has been observed to inhabit both from the intertidal zone down to the subtidal area.
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