Common name of Codium fragile
 
Common Name Green fleece
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Harvey-Clark, C., 1997
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core inanimate object
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'fleece' Old English 'fleos', 'flies', fleece, wool, fur, sealskin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European root '*pleus-' meaning 'to pluck, also 'a feather, fleece'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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