Biology:Porphyra umbilicalis

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Short description: Species of seaweed

Porphyra umbilicalis
Porphyra umbilicalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Porphyra
Species:
P. umbilicalis
Binomial name
Porphyra umbilicalis
(L.) Kützing

Porphyra umbilicalis, commonly called "laver", is a species of edible seaweed in the genus Porphyra used to make laverbread. The seaweed is commonly found around the west coast of Great Britain and east coast of Ireland along the Irish Sea, where it is also known as "sleabhac" or "slake".[1][2] It is smooth in texture and forms delicate, sheetlike thalli, often clinging to rocks.[3] Porphyra is classified as red algae; it tends to be a brownish colour, but boils down to a dark green pulp when prepared. It is unusual amongst seaweeds because the fronds are only one cell thick.[4][5]

See also

  • Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker

References

Wikidata ☰ Q899607 entry