Acetabularia acetabulum

(Linnaeus) P. C. Silva

Mermaid's wine glass

PolyphysaceaeSeaweed

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed

The algae/seaweed is consumed as food.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Africa, Algeria, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Europe, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

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Acetabularia acetabulum, mermaid's wine glass, is a species of green alga in the family Polyphysaceae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of one to two metres.

Other Information

A minor food.

Notes

There are about 12 Acetabularia species.

Names & Synonyms

Madrepora acetabulum L.

References (1)

http://www.seavegetables.com