swap_horiz Gelidium sesquipedale Alternatives

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Palmaria palmata

*Palmaria palmata*, commonly known as dulse, is a type of edible red algae belonging to the Rhodophyta group. It grows a...

Edible North Atlantic Dulse Red Algae

8.8 Great

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Chondrus crispus

*Chondrus crispus*, widely known as Irish moss, is a species of red algae that grows abundantly along the rocky coastal...

North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta Irish Moss

8.5 Great

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Osmundea pinnatifida

"Osmundea pinnatifida" is a species of small red algae commonly found on the lower rocky shores of the North Atlantic Oc...

Edible Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae

8.2 Great

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Laurencia pinnatifida

*Laurencia pinnatifida*, frequently reclassified as *Osmundea pinnatifida* and commonly known as pepper dulse, is a spec...

Edible North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

8.0 Great

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Asparagopsis armata

Asparagopsis armata is a red alga (Rhodophyta) native to Australia and the Southern Hemisphere that became established a...

North Atlantic Invasive Red Algae Rhodophyta

7.8 Good

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Kappaphycus alvarezii

Kappaphycus alvarezii is a large tropical red seaweed cultivated extensively as a commercial source of kappa-carrageenan...

Commercial Red Algae Rhodophyta Carrageenan

7.4 Good

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Eucheuma denticulatum

Eucheuma denticulatum is a species of red alga native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. It is recognize...

Commercial Red Algae Rhodophyta Carrageenan

7.3 Good

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Furcellaria lumbricalis

Furcellaria lumbricalis is a red marine alga found in parts of the North Atlantic and Baltic Sea regions. It is a branch...

Commercial North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

7.1 Good

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Gelidium amansii

Gelidium amansii is a red alga of the order Gelidiales that grows in shallow coastal waters of East Asia. It has a branc...

Commercial Japan Red Algae Rhodophyta

7.0 Good

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Gracilaria gracilis

Gracilaria gracilis is a red macroalga in the genus Gracilaria and a source of agar, a polysaccharide used as a gelling...

Commercial Edible Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.9 Fair

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Delesseria sanguinea

Delesseria sanguinea is a bright red marine alga in the family Delesseriaceae. It produces thin, leaf-like ovate or lanc...

North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta Sea Beech

6.8 Fair

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Dasya baillouviana

Dasya baillouviana is a marine red alga in the family Dasyaceae. It forms slender, irregularly branching axes covered wi...

North Atlantic Subtidal Feathery Red Algae

6.8 Fair

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Gracilaria chilensis

Gracilaria chilensis is a red alga native to the coasts of Chile and New Zealand. It is cultivated in Chile on a commerc...

Commercial South America Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.6 Fair

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Gelidium corneum

Gelidium corneum is a red alga in the family Gelidiaceae, occurring along parts of the northeastern Atlantic coast and i...

Commercial North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.6 Fair

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Gigartina skottsbergii

Gigartina skottsbergii is a large red alga native to subantarctic waters and the southern coasts of South America. It ha...

Commercial South America Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.6 Fair

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Kappaphycus striatum

Kappaphycus striatum is a tropical red seaweed in the family Solieriaceae and a commercially cultivated source of carrag...

Commercial Tropical Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.4 Fair

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Gracilariopsis longissima

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

Commercial North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.3 Fair

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Pterocladia capillacea

Pterocladia capillacea is a red alga in the family Gelidiaceae with records from temperate and tropical Atlantic and Pac...

Commercial Widespread Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.3 Fair

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Ahnfeltia plicata

Ahnfeltia plicata is a small, wiry red alga in the family Ahnfeltiaceae. It occurs in cold and temperate marine waters o...

North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta Agar

6.3 Fair

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Gracilaria vermiculophylla

Gracilaria vermiculophylla is a branched red seaweed in the family Gracilariaceae. Native to coastal waters of East Asia...

Commercial Invasive Red Algae Rhodophyta

4.2 Poor