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| Meristotheca |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Protista
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| Phylum: |
Rhodophyta
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| Class: |
Rhodophyceae
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| Order: |
Gigartinales
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| Family: |
Solieriaceae
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| Genus: |
Meristotheca
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| 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
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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.
[edit] References
- ^ G. T. Kraft & Robert Wilkes (2005-03-04). Meristotheca J. Agardh 1872: 36. AlgaeBase.
