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Gelidium spinosum is a red alga in the family Gelidiaceae, found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Species of the genus Gelidium are among the primary commercial sources of agar, a polysaccharide used as a gelling agent in food, microbiology, and various industrial application...

Pterocladia lucida is a species of red macroalgae belonging to the family Gelidiaceae. It is distributed across the Southern Hemisphere, particularly along the coastlines of New Zealand and southern Australia. The species grows in subtidal zones and is characterized by its flattened, cartilaginous b...

Gelidiella acerosa is a tropical marine red alga belonging to the family Gelidiellaceae, with a broad distribution across the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic regions. It is characterized by its rigid, heavily branched thallus that forms dense tufts on coral reefs and rocky substrates. Harvested primarily...

Gelidium sesquipedale is a perennial red alga that grows on wave-exposed rocky shores of the northeastern Atlantic, particularly around the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Africa. Its tough, branching thalli form underwater beds in the lower intertidal and shallow subtidal zones. The species is h...

Gelidium amansii is a red alga of the order Gelidiales that grows in shallow coastal waters of East Asia. It has a branched, cartilaginous thallus and has been harvested in countries including China, Japan, and Korea. The dried alga is an established raw material for agar, a gelling substance used i...

Gracilaria gracilis is a red macroalga in the genus Gracilaria and a source of agar, a polysaccharide used as a gelling agent in food and as a medium in microbiological work. It has branching, generally cylindrical fronds and grows in coastal marine habitats. The species is cultivated in some region...

Gelidium corneum is a red alga in the family Gelidiaceae, occurring along parts of the northeastern Atlantic coast and in the Mediterranean region. Its firm, branched thalli contain agar-producing polysaccharides. The species has historically been collected as a commercial raw material for agar, inc...

Gracilaria chilensis is a red alga native to the coasts of Chile and New Zealand. It is cultivated in Chile on a commercial scale and is valued mainly as a source of agar, a polysaccharide used for gelling and laboratory culture media. The species grows in shallow marine environments and can be prop...

Pterocladia capillacea is a red alga in the family Gelidiaceae with records from temperate and tropical Atlantic and Pacific coasts. It is closely related to Gelidium species and has been used as a minor commercial source of agar, a substance used for its gelling properties. The species is of intere...

Red alga (family Gracilariaceae) of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, historically harvested as a source of agar; formerly classified within the genus Gracilaria.

Ahnfeltia plicata is a small, wiry red alga in the family Ahnfeltiaceae. It occurs in cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific, where it grows attached to rocky shores and other hard surfaces. The species has been used as a source of agar and related phycocolloids, pa...

Phyllophora crispa is a species of red alga in the family Phyllophoraceae. In the northwestern Black Sea it historically formed extensive subtidal accumulations known as Zernov's Phyllophora field, a major phytobenthic habitat. Its red-algal classification distinguishes it from green and brown seawe...

Gracilaria vermiculophylla is a branched red seaweed in the family Gracilariaceae. Native to coastal waters of East Asia, it has been transported to other shores, often with oyster and shellfish aquaculture, and is now established in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific. It commonly grows in sheltered...