Photo by Peter Vroom

Codium hawaiiense is an endemic green alga of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Individuals are erect with green spongy, finger-like branches up to 16 inches tall. It is a deep subtidal species that can be found to depths of 160 feet. Codium hawaiiense typically grows on rocky substrate, but is sometimes found on lobster traps.

Codium hawaiiense
(Codium hawaiiense)

	Endemic to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
	Rocky substrate
	Photosynthesis
The status of this species is representative of the populations within the waters of this Sanctuary only, not global populations.
	Like all Codium species, Codium hawaiiense has a distinctive spongy texture.
	- University of Hawaii Botany