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2 Spottings

Green sponge ball

Latin name: Cagàda da dulfeîn
Species profile
Codium bursa je učestala vrsta zelenih algi u Jadranskom moru. Mlađe jedinke imaju glađu površinu i okruglog su oblika dok starije jedinke imaju ulegnuće koji stvara korteks. Njegova unutrašnjost je šuplja i ispunjena morskom vodom. Jake morske struje i oluje često nose takve alge do plaža. Okruglasti kodij je lako zamjenjiv za spužvu. Vrlo sporo raste te se razmnožava gametima ili fragmentacijom stopala. Može se pronaći na dubinama od 1 m sve do donje granice cirkalitorala na stjenovitom i pješčanom dnu. Cijanobakterije na površini alge oboje okruglasti kodij u crveno.
Phylum
Chlorophyta
Family
Cordiadeae
Order
Bryopsidales
Species
Codium bursa (Olivi) C.Agardh, 1817
Class
Ulvophyceae
Population density
1928. Banjole (c), Sv. Katerina (c), 2015. Val di Bora (c)
IUCN red list
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Dimensions
20-40 cm
Color
Dark green
Shape
Spherical, forming a cortex on the seafloor
Habitat
Rocky and sandy
Depth
Infralittoral (from the surface to 30-35m), Circalittoral (30-35m to 50-60)
Lives in
In colonies or independently
Presence of epibionts
Cyanobacteria (algae turns red)
Feeds with
Autotrophy - Photosynthesis
Reproduction
Asexual - fragmentation Sex - gametes
Way of counting
<1 m2; 1-3 m2; >3 m2
Sources
1. Suman (2018) 2. Vatova (1928) 3. https://www.akvarij.net/morska-akvaristika/biljke-morska/jadranske-biljke-morska/morske-biljke-jadranske-alge/701-codium-bursa 4. http://zastitamora.net/podmorje/mo
Times observed through the app
2
Location of sighting
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