swap_horiz Nemacystus decipiens 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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Cladosiphon okamuranus

Cladosiphon okamuranus, commonly called Okinawan mozuku, is a type of brown seaweed native to Japan. It’s notable for it...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.9 Great

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Macrocystis pyrifera

Giant kelp (*Macrocystis pyrifera*) is the largest known seaweed on Earth, capable of growing 60 meters long and forming...

Commercial Pacific Giant Kelp Brown Algae

8.6 Great

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Postelsia palmaeformis

The sea palm, a brown alga (Laminariaceae) endemic to wave-swept rocky shores of the northeastern Pacific coast of North...

Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.6 Great

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Saccharina japonica

*Saccharina japonica* is a marine brown alga widely cultivated in East Asia to produce kombu, a staple food ingredient a...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.2 Great

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Undaria peterseniana

A brown alga (Alariaceae) closely related to the commercially cultivated wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), native to the tem...

Korea Edible Kelp Brown Algae

8.2 Great

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Saccharina latissima

*Saccharina latissima*, known as sugar kelp, is a yellow-brown alga widely cultivated in the United States and Europe fo...

Edible Sugar Kelp North Atlantic Brown Algae

7.9 Good

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Undaria pinnatifida

*Undaria pinnatifida*, or wakame, is an edible brown seaweed native to the northwest Pacific that has become a notable i...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.7 Good

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Himanthalia elongata

Edible brown alga (sea spaghetti) native to Atlantic European coasts, commercially harvested in France and Ireland for i...

Edible North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.7 Good

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Eisenia bicyclis

Brown kelp known in Japan as arame, widely cultivated for traditional cuisine and forming dense subtidal forests along J...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.5 Good

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Ecklonia cava

Brown kelp native to Japan and Korea, notable for high phlorotannin concentrations and extensive use in food, cosmetics,...

Japan Edible Kelp Brown Algae

7.4 Good

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Alaria esculenta

Edible brown alga (winged kelp) native to the North Atlantic, traditionally consumed in Ireland and Iceland and commerci...

Edible North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.2 Good

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Ecklonia stolonifera

Brown kelp of Japan and Korea that propagates via stolons, harvested for phlorotannins and studied for antioxidant and a...

Commercial Japan Kelp Brown Algae

6.5 Fair

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Sargassum fusiforme

*Sargassum fusiforme*, known as hijiki, is a brown seaweed traditionally harvested in East Asia and notably consumed in...

Japan Edible Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.2 Fair

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Turbinaria conoides

Brown alga native to the Indo-Pacific, bearing conical vesicles and investigated for pharmaceutical potential of its fuc...

Tropical Edible Indo Pacific Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Saccharina longissima

Kelp with a long ribbon-like blade native to cold North Pacific waters; closely related to Saccharina japonica, the komb...

Edible Kelp North Pacific Brown Algae

6.0 Fair

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Kjellmaniella gyrata

Kelp (family Laminariaceae) native to cold waters of the northwestern Pacific, including Japan and Russia, cultivated in...

Edible Kelp North Pacific Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Sargassum wightii

Brown alga native to Indian and Sri Lankan coasts, commercially harvested as a source of alginates and used in regional...

Commercial India Edible Brown Algae

5.8 Mediocre

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Sphaerotrichia divaricata

Sphaerotrichia divaricata is a brown alga of the family Chordariaceae occurring in the North Pacific, recognized by its...

Japan Edible Subtidal Brown Algae

5.5 Mediocre