Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Codium dichotomum S.F.Gray (Guiry, G.M. 2022 & Horton et al., 2021) this species is Illegitimate: superfluous name for Codium tomentosum Stackhouse, included by Gray in synonymy; Agardhia dichotoma Cabrera, 1823, Codium dichotomum S.F.Gray, 1821, Codium dichotomum var. ß marginiferum S.F.Gray, Fucus tomentosus Hudson, 1778, Fucus tomentosus var. marginifer Turner, 1811, Spongia dichotoma Hudson, 1762 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: (C. dichotomum) Mexico: Baja California, near Cabo San Lazaro, Ecuador: Galapagos I. off Post Office Bay - Floreana (Taylor, 1945). Floreana (Silva, 1966).

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