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Codium pomoides
Amazingly made up of just one cell, this dark green alga was globular, firm with a suede-like surface and about 60 mm in diameter. There were a few on the shore and some were hollow.
Seen along the high tide mark with other sea weed - Westernport Bay
These grow attached to underwater rocky reefs by rhizoids. They are seen to a depth of 20 mts. They are self repairing and under water, appear to have a fluffy appearance with long filaments on the surface of the globe.
Family: Codiaceae
Spotted on Jun 1, 2018
Submitted on Jun 11, 2018
13 Comments
The fact that it is made up of only one cell is amazing!
You're welcome Leuba. The thanks go to you for continuing to document here many of the less well known groups of organisms, showing not only diversity in species, but diversity in biological structure as well!
Another interesting spotting, Leuba. You do not need a microscope to see this single celled organism. Congrats on the SOTD!
great find Leuba,fantastic organism,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
How COOL is THAT?!?
CONGRATS on your SOTD!!
Congratulations, Leuba, on the SOTD.
Thanks to everyone for their appreciation and comments. Thanks especially to Daniele for the SOTD and extra information about the single cell content. An interesting and textural specimen.
Felicitaciones por el SOTD muy interesante .
What an incredible spotting. Another gem from the Southern Ocean, no doubt. Congrats, Leuba, on this amazing SOTD.
Congratulations Leuba! Interesting find you have there.
Congratulations Leuba, your green alga is our Spotting of the Day:
"This green alga (Codium pomoides) may be 60 mm in diameter, but it is actually made up of one single cell! Green algae in the order Bryopsidales are what is known in biology as coenocytes (from the Greek: κοινός (koinós) = "common" + κύτος (kýtos) = "box, i.e. cell"). In these algae, multiple cell nuclei, chloroplasts and other organelles are packed without separation within one cell wall, and can freely move throughout the whole organism".
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Fascinating
Fore !!