Gelidium microdon
Kutzing
GelidiaceaeSeaweed
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Wikimedia Commons - Neto AIA, Parente MI, Botelho AZ, Prestes ACL, Resendes R, Afonso P, Álvaro NV, Milla-Figueras D, Neto RMA, Tittley I, Moreu I (2020) Marine algal flora of Graciosa Island, Azores. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57201. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57201
Wikimedia Commons - Neto AIA, Parente MI, Botelho AZ, Prestes ACL, Resendes R, Afonso P, Álvaro NV, Milla-Figueras D, Neto RMA, Tittley I, Moreu I (2020) Marine algal flora of Graciosa Island, Azores. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57201. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57201
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Wikimedia Commons - Neto AIA, Prestes ACL, Álvaro NV, Resendes R, Neto RMA, Tittley I, Moreu I (2020) Marine algal flora of Pico Island, Azores. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57461. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57461
Wikimedia Commons - Neto AIA, Prestes ACL, Álvaro NV, Resendes R, Neto RMA, Tittley I, Moreu I (2020) Marine algal flora of Pico Island, Azores. Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57461. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57461
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seaweed, Algae
The seaweed is eaten as algae.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Azores, Europe, Mediterranean, Portugal,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A red seaweed in the family Gelidiaceae found in temperate waters.
Names & Synonyms
Gelidium spinulosum (C. Agardh) J. Agardh
References (1)
- Cherry, P., et al, 2019, Risks and benefits of consuming edible seaweeds. Nutrition ReviewsVR Vol. 77(5):307–329
