Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Codium setchellii N.L. Gardner

alga verde, Green algae

Codium setchellii ,CDS specimen herbarium. Photo: García-Calderón, M..
Codium setchellii ,CDS specimen herbarium. Photo: García-Calderón, M..

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Chlorophyta

Class
Ulvophyceae

Order
Bryopsidales

Family
Codiaceae

Genus
Codium

Species
setchellii

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Panama, Ecuador: Galapagos I.: Pinta, Black Beach Anchorage and off Post Office - Floreana (Taylor, 1945). Floreana and Pinta (Silva, 1966).

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Garske, L.E. (2002) Macroalgas Marinas. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 419-439.
  • Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
  • Silva, P.C. (1966) Status of our knowledge of the Galapagos benthic marine algal flora prior to the Galapagos International Scientific Project. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galapagos Islands Symposium of the Galapagos International Scientific Project. University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 149-156.
  • Taylor, W.R. (1945) Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pac. Expedit., 12, iv+-528.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Codium setchellii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1289. Accessed 19 January 2026.