Chaetomorpha spiralis
Okamura
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Description
A tropical seaweed in the family Cladophoraceae with edible fronds.
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Edible Uses
The fronds are eaten as seaweed.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, Chile, China, East Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, North America, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, USA
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
