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]
| Codium edule | |
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Scientific classification 
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| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Bryopsidales |
| Family: | Codiaceae |
| Genus: | Codium |
| Species: | C. edule
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| Binomial name | |
| Codium edule P.C.Silva, 1952
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Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d Aiona., Abbott, Isabella (1996). Limu : an ethnobotanical study of some Hawaiian seaweeds. National Tropical Botanical Garden. OCLC 34798092.
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