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Meristotheca
Sign in to saveMeristotheca is a widely distributed genus of red algae some of whose species are eaten as edible seaweed. In particular, the type species, M. papulosa is a popular vegetable in Taiwan and Japan.
Species
トサカノリ属
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumRhodophyta
- ClassFlorideophyceae
- OrderGigartinales
- FamilySolieriaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations4
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 68
- With media
- 46
- Family
- Solieriaceae
- Collections
- US, NCU, DAV, DUKE, NY, MICH
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent - Grenadines, Martinique, Fiji, United States, Italy
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Meristotheca is a widely distributed genus of red algae some of whose species are eaten as edible seaweed. In particular, the type species, M. papulosa is a popular vegetable in Taiwan and Japan.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meristotheca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.