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Invasive SpeciesCodium fragile was FOUND

on 2009-06-15 in Cape Elizabeth
Submitted by OOB_thehunt_09 on Thu, 2009-06-18 at 08:51 pm
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Field Notes

We are all working together on a scavenger hunt at Kettle Cove to see how many different plants and animals we can find here in the tide pools, on the rocks, and under the seaweed. We are getting a point for each one we find!

Supporting evidence
Photo of my evidence.

Spongy. Thick. Each branch divides into two pieces.

Photo of my evidence.

We found this in a tide pool far out that was really close to the water at low tide. There was a big clump of it growing there.

Photo of my evidence.
Species Observation:
Species Looked For
Common name:
Dead man's fingers
Scientific name:
Codium fragile
Was found?
I think I found it
Sampling method:
  • Just looking around
Place studied
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Latitude:
43.561083 ° N
Longitude:
-70.218888 ° W
Observation Site Information
A photo of our study site.
Name:
OOB_thehunt_09's visit to Kettle Cove rocks
Habitat:
Coastal - Rocky intertidal
Trip Information
Trip name:
Kettle Cove rocks
Trip date:
2009-06-15
Nearest town:
Cape Elizabeth
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Coastal
Watershed:
Presumpscot
Nearest waterbody:
Casco Bay
Low tide AM:
11:10 am
Low tide PM:
11:37 pm
High tide AM:
04:55 am
High tide PM:
05:30 pm
Photo of our sampling method.

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A clump

Submitted by dfriant on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 11:23.

I've seen Dead Man's Fingers along the beach in Boothbay after a storm. I've never seen it actually growing or attached to a substrate. How large is a clump? From the pictures the algae looks like a tree with many branches. Would that be what a clump looks like or are there many of these?

Your pictures of Dead Man's

Submitted by TheresaCyr on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 09:25.

Your pictures of Dead Man's Fingers are great!! I can truly understand where they got the name. Great photos do use on a species card!!

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