swap_horiz Pterothamnion plumula 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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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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Asparagopsis armata

Red alga native to Australia and the Southern Hemisphere that established itself as an invasive species on European Atla...

North Atlantic Invasive Red Algae Rhodophyta

7.8 Good

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Gelidium sesquipedale

Red alga found on rocky coasts of Portugal and Morocco, the primary commercial source of high-quality agar in Europe, su...

Commercial North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

7.4 Good

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Furcellaria lumbricalis

A red alga of the Baltic and North Atlantic commercially harvested for furcellaran, a sulfated polysaccharide used as a...

Commercial North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

7.1 Good

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Delesseria sanguinea

Foliose red alga found in shaded subtidal habitats of the North Atlantic, notable for its blood-red leaf-like blades bea...

North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta Sea Beech

6.8 Fair

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Dasya baillouviana

Dasya baillouviana, also known as pompom weed, is a red alga of the family Dasyaceae found in the Mediterranean, notable...

North Atlantic Subtidal Feathery Red Algae

6.8 Fair

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Gelidium corneum

Red alga (family Gelidiaceae) of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, a traditional commercial source of agar ha...

Commercial North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.6 Fair

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Portieria hornemannii

A red alga of tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, studied as a natural source of halogenated compounds including halymecin that...

Tropical Subtidal Feathery Red Algae

6.6 Fair

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Mastocarpus stellatus

Red alga common on North Atlantic rocky shores, notable for a heteromorphic life cycle in which its crustose phase was l...

Intertidal North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.4 Fair

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Kallymenia reniformis

Kallymenia reniformis is a red alga of the family Kallymeniaceae found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, recogn...

North Atlantic Subtidal Red Algae Rhodophyta

6.4 Fair

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Ahnfeltia plicata

A wiry red alga of the North Atlantic historically harvested for agar production in Russia and Scandinavia, where commer...

North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta Agar

6.3 Fair

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Plocamium cartilagineum

A red alga found on temperate Atlantic and Pacific coasts, widely studied for its diverse halogenated monoterpenes with...

North Atlantic Subtidal Feathery Red Algae

6.2 Fair

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Polysiphonia lanosa

Tufted filamentous red alga of the North Atlantic that grows exclusively as an obligate epiphyte on Ascophyllum nodosum...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Parasitic Red Algae

6.0 Fair

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Bonnemaisonia hamifera

Red alga native to Japan that spread to European Atlantic coastlines by the late 19th century, distinguished by prominen...

North Atlantic Invasive Feathery Red Algae

5.4 Mediocre

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Antithamnion plumula

A filamentous red alga of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, recognized by its feathery, pinnately arranged opposite...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.4 Mediocre

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Ceramium virgatum

Delicate filamentous red alga widespread in temperate and boreal seas, characterized by alternately branched filaments w...

Epiphyte North Atlantic Red Algae Rhodophyta

5.0 Mediocre