swap_horiz Lithothamnion corallioides Alternatives

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Porphyra tenera

Porphyra tenera is a species of red algae, commonly known as *tenera*. Native to Japan and other East Asian coastal regi...

Japan Edible Red Algae Rhodophyta

9.6 Brilliant

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Pyropia yezoensis

*Pyropia yezoensis*, also known as Japanese nori seaweed, is a species of red algae native to Japan’s coastal waters. It...

Japan Edible Red Algae Rhodophyta

9.2 Excellent

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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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Asparagopsis taxiformis

Feathery red alga distributed across tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, studied as a livestock feed additive that...

Tropical Edible Feathery Red Algae

8.6 Great

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Chondrus crispus

*Chondrus crispus*, known as Irish moss, is a red alga harvested in the North Atlantic for carrageenan, a polysaccharide...

North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta Irish Moss

8.5 Great

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Osmundea pinnatifida

Small aromatic red alga common on Atlantic European rocky shores, the currently accepted name for the species long known...

Edible Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae

8.2 Great

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Laurencia pinnatifida

Red alga of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, now widely reclassified as Osmundea pinnatifida, historically known...

Edible North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

8.0 Great

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Phymatolithon calcareum

Crustose coralline red alga of the northeast Atlantic that forms free-living maerl beds, slow-growing marine habitats pr...

Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta Crustose

7.3 Good

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Corallina officinalis

Heavily calcified articulated red alga widespread on North Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky shores, forming pink-white t...

Intertidal Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.8 Fair

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Mesophyllum lichenoides

Crustose coralline red alga found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, capable of growing as both attached crusts...

Mediterranean Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.6 Fair

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Galaxaura rugosa

Galaxaura rugosa is a calcareous red alga of the family Galaxauraceae found throughout tropical and subtropical seas, re...

Reef Tropical Calcareous Red Algae

6.5 Fair

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Corallina elongata

Articulated coralline red alga common on Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic rocky shores, distinguished from Corallina o...

Mediterranean Intertidal Calcareous Red Algae

6.3 Fair

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Lithophyllum incrustans

Encrusting coralline red alga widespread on North Atlantic and Mediterranean rocky substrates, forming prominent pink-pu...

Intertidal Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.0 Fair

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Jania rubens

Small articulated coralline red alga widespread in temperate and tropical seas worldwide, frequently found growing as an...

Articulated Calcareous Widespread Red Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Haliptilon squamatum

A jointed, calcified coralline red alga (Corallinaceae) widespread across the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, recogn...

Tropical Articulated Calcareous Red Algae

5.6 Mediocre

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Titanoderma pustulatum

Titanoderma pustulatum is a crustose coralline red alga widespread in temperate seas, known for inducing larval settleme...

Epiphyte Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Amphiroa fragilissima

Articulated coralline red alga distributed across tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, named for its extremely britt...

Tropical Articulated Calcareous Red Algae

5.2 Mediocre

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Melobesia membranacea

Thin crustose coralline red alga found in temperate seas worldwide, typically growing as an epiphyte directly on the bla...

Epiphyte Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.2 Mediocre

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Hildenbrandia rubra

Thin crustose red alga found on rocky marine and estuarine shores across temperate regions, forming dark blood-red patch...

Intertidal Widespread Red Algae Rhodophyta

4.8 Poor

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Sporolithon ptychoides

A crustose coralline red alga forming calcified crusts on tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific reefs, contributing mate...

Tropical Calcareous Red Algae Rhodophyta

4.5 Poor