Biology:Meristotheca

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Short description: Genus of algae

Meristotheca
Meristotheca papulosa - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC06913.JPG
Scientific classification e
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Solieriaceae
Genus: Meristotheca
J.Agardh
Species [1]
  • M. coacta Okamura
  • M. dakaraensis Faye & Masuda
  • M. decumbens Grunow
  • M. fergusonii Grunow ex Mazza
  • M. floridana Kylin
  • M. papulosa (Montagne) J. Agardh
  • M. procumbens P.W. Gabrielson & Kraft
  • M. tobagensis W.R. Taylor

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6819516 entry