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Rock Velvet
Codium convolutum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
green spongy cushionCodium setchelliiStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 76 |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 33 |
| Auckland Region | 10 |
| Canterbury Region | 8 |
| Northland Region | 5 |
| Otago Region | 5 |
| Southland Region | 4 |
| Waikato Region | 3 |
| Bay of Plenty Region | 3 |
| Chatham Islands Territory | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | green algae · Chlorophyta |
| Class | Ulvophycean green algae · Ulvophyceae |
| Order | Bryopsidales |
| Family | Codiaceae |
| Genus | Codiums · Codium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rock Velvet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.