Sealife guideThe Codiaceae familyThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of the sea plants and especially the algae and kelps !

The kelps

The sargassum

Purse codium
(Codium bursa)
(Codium bursa)
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The islands of Japan: an archipelago of a thousand faces
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Ovule ongle
(Calpurnus verrucosus)
(Calpurnus verrucosus)
