Eucheuma muricatum
(Gmelin) Weber van Bosse
Canot-canot
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University of South Florida - Algae (USF-)
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
The fronds and seaweed are used to make jelly and agar. It is eaten in salads and as a cooked vegetable.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical seaweed in the family Areschougiaceae with edible fronds and algal portions.
References (7)
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- Subba Rao, G.N., 1965, Uses of seaweed directly as human food. Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council Regional Studies 2:1-32
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- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
- Zaneveld, J.S., 1955, Economic marine algae of tropical South and East Asia and their utilization. Indo-Pacific Special Publications, No 3 Bangkok.
- Zemke-White, W. L. & Ohno, M., 1999, World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. Journal of Applied Phycology 11: 369-376
