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Chaetomorpha basiretrorsa

Setchell

Cladophoraceae Edible: Fronds, Seaweed

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Description

A seaweed in the Cladophoraceae family found in tropical waters.

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Edible Uses

The fronds are eaten as seaweed.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, French Polynesia, Japan, Pacific, Tahiti, Taiwan,

References (2)

  • Wang, Wei-Lung and Chiang, Young-Meng, 1994, Potential Economic Seaweeds of Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan, Economic Botany, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 182-189
  • www.algaebase/org

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