Dead Man's Fingers

Codium fragile, known commonly as green sea fingers, dead man's fingers, felty fingers, forked felt-alga, stag seaweed, sponge seaweed, green sponge, green fleece, sea staghorn, and oyster thief, is a species of seaweed in the family Codiaceae. It originates in the Pacific Ocean near Japan and has become an invasive species on the coasts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dead Man's Fingers being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Codium tomentosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Chlorophyta

Class

Ulvophyceae

Order

Bryopsidales

Family

Codiaceae

Genus

Codium

Species

Codium fragile

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